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Henry Weber's statement which includes descriptions of growing up near Cache Creek near Leadville and Granite, and life around the Monarch Mining District.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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Card with "Cattlemen's Days, Inc. Appreciates Your Support for 1971" stamped on the front. Inside note says "in the amount of $90.00 Advertising" and the envelope is addressed to Mauer Lumber Co.
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Statement of Elizabeth Rule Harrington, the first white woman to arrive in Chaffee County.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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Section 4 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" focuses on the town and resort of Vail, Colorado. Named after Charles "Charlie" Vail, a highway engineer responsible for the interstate over Vail Pass and Continental Divide, the resort emerged as a dream from local Earl Eaton and 10th Mountain Division and ski veteran Pete Seibert.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County to the names of our trails, ski runs, lifts,...
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Separation Qualification Record for Private First Class, Clayton Gerard
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The 1916 election was also a presidential one where we elected Woodrow Wilson. Here are the election results for all of Eagle County, including Ruedi, Wolcott, "Lakes", Red Cliff, Gypsum, Burns, Eagle, and others. The election also includes several towns that no longer exist: Gilman, Pando, Sheephorn, and Fulford.
In Eagle County, Wilson was easily their president-elect.
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Section 3 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" focuses on Beaver Creek resort. The name "Beaver Creek" might be guessed to have been adapted by the early pioneers and trappers in the area.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers to the names of our trails, ski runs, lifts, streets, and restaurants. Arrowhead and Beaver Creek were once home to ranchers, livestock, and farms and many of our local areas today...
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From histories compiled by Eileen Ewing Arcibold and George Griffith White II. A biographical history of Sarah Ann Morton White, born to prominent ranchers of Platte County in Missouri in 1847. She eventually married (George Griffith White) and moved to Colorado, raising a family and ranching.
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A typescript from the Chaffee County Times newspaper.
From the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Cowen's article about Maysville in 1880: An Exciting Encounter with a Footpad, and a Chapter on the Fraternitiy, Increased Activity in Mining Interests, The Usual Growl at the Census Enumeration, and Policies, Business, and General Interesting News.
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Coillection.
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Cowen's article Regarding Maysville: Transformed from a Mountain Ranch to a Thriving City of 500 Inhabitants in One Year - A Brave Woman Vanquishes Four Blasphemous Roughs - Blood Seekers on the War Path Meet the Wrong Men - A Reign of Bloodshed is Inaugurated with Fatal Results - Careful Resume of the Growth of the Camp and Its Business - Personal Points and Past of the Prominent People.
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Cowen's article The Fourth at the Metropolis of the Monarch District and An Interesting Budget of Mining News.
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Thomas Jefferson Hampson was a miner at the Monarch Mining District in Chaffee County, Colorado, during the 1880s. These are excerpts from some of the newspaper columns he sent from Garfield to the editor of the Salida Mail from 1885-1889.
This transcript is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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A brief description and history of Astor City, a town that claimed to be the first trading post in the state of Colorado that was founded by John Jacob Astor. Astor City is now a ghost town.
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Location certificate for the Pride of the West Tunnel. Mining claim of William L. Billin (Billings) in Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, State of Colorado.
This certificate is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Chaffee County Times newspaper typescript of information regarding the Monarch Mining District and the North Fork Consolidated Mining and Tunnel Company.
This typescript is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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A description of the founding of Crown Hill Cemetery, one of the first cemeteries created in the Eagle Valley.
"Enclosed you will find a brief sketch of the founding of Crown Hill Cemetery. I wanted you to know how we lived without a place for our dead, what we did without telephones, how we built our own coffins and how, at least one man could live among us and never really be known, and how a child grew to womanhood in those surroundings. There...
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Melissa Larsen (Trezise) was baptized on 11/30/1913 at Eagle Methodist Episcopal Church.
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The Cradle Roll Certificate was the enrollment into Sunday School at Eagle Methodist Episcopal Church. Dated 06/15/1913
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A narrative history of Beaver Creek, Colorado, written by Don Simonton. Don and his wife, June, wrote several books on the history of the area and its changing landscape with ski resorts.
Simonton covers the early history of Beaver Creek as an area with ranches to its beginnings as a ski resort in the town of Avon. Early businesses, crops, settlers, and entrepreneurs are discussed in detail and important agreements such as the Ute Reservation...
