"A 1941 photo of Leon Kirby and his six sons, Kenneth, Howard, Harold, Ronald, Ferris and Keith." -- McCoy Memoirs p.187 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]

This cabin was built in 1939 at the junction of Red Dirt Creek and the Colorado River, on the Brunel Ranch or possibly BLM land. A retired railroad employee lived in it. The building burned circa 1981.

Douglas Martin and Glende Vernice standing next to the remains of a building on the Hank Fox place, Red Dirt Creek. Vesintiner's Dam broke on June 3, 1952, flooding the area down through McCoy. -- Verso Eagle Valley Enterprise June 5, 1952 p.1: "Dam Break Destoys Cabins at McCoy. Homes, ranch property and livestock were destroyed early Tuesday morning when the King Mt. Reservoir dam near McCoy gave way, spilling 600 acre feet of water into Red,...