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"Brush Creek Valley, Township 5 South, Range 84 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, the area at hte mouth of Breek Creek between the Eagle River and the railroad tracks and west of Brush Creek. Ditch is Lower Rule, Priority #137, Spring in 1884 by H.E. Rule. The ditches are located by right bank or left bank and this is determined by facing downstream. This is supposed to be the original settlers of the Brush Creek Valley."
Ditch digging and irrigation...
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War Ration Book No. 2 were printed at the beginning of 1943. Stamps were printed in pages and each letter of the alphabet was given 4 stamps, and these stamps were numbered: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, and so on. This booklet has stamps for R-Z unused. Stamps were required for purchasing many household goods, such as coffee, flour, or sugar, and also consumer goods, such as gasoline and shoes. Stamps like these were not specified to a particular item and...
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Ethel Boies was born and rasied in Red Cliff, Colorado. In 1918, she married Howard G. Bayer, well-known in Minturn and Red Cliff through his involvement with many youth organizations. Ethel's typescript focuses on early days of Red Cliff and the surrounding areas of Eagle and Lake County (Leadville). Many mines, miners, mine benefactors, assay numbers, and mine locations are also mentioned.
104) Chaffee County
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This narrative is taken from In Colorado's Gold Fields: The World's Most Famous Gold Camps, ca. 1899 by W.C. Calhoun, Denver, Colorado. Pub. 1900, The Quarterly Sentinel, V. 4, No. 1, January 1900, p. 63-65.
This statement is part of the Thomas A. Nevens Papers.
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Cowen's article 'A Graphic Descripton of the New Mining District. Maysville and the Men Who Live There: The Mines, and Prospects of Future Developments.'
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
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Cowen's article 'A Stage Trip Down the Valley, Ending at a Camp of the Most Brilliant Prospects.'
This document is part of the Donna Nevens Collection.
107) A Retrospect
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Cowen's article A Retrospect: The First Settlers in the Monarch District - The Early Gold Excitement and Its Sudden Death - Fissure Veins Discovered by the Boone Brothers in 1867 but the First Mine Not Opened Until 1879 - How an Intended Boom Was Nipped in the Bud - 'Crazy Man's Camp' Excitement and Its Fizzle - A Careful Review of the Growth of the Most Extensive Mining District in the State.
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The College Farm was a plot of land purchased and operated by the Colorado Agricultural College of Fort Collins. Agricultural technicians and students would work on the farm on various projects; many experimental crops and plants were publicized in agricultural and science fields.
Families from around the valley would come to share food, see friends, and learn about successful growing at high-altitude.
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"The first recollection I have of the Eagle Theatre Building at 241 Broadway is the summer of 1933 when I came over with my Dad, John Greve, to run a move on Thursday night..." -- Lloyd Greve
An early first-hand account of downtown Eagle and the Eagle Theatre.
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Norrie, Colorado is a ghost town located in Pitkin County just outside of Basalt, Colorado on the Upper Frying Pan River. Claims were first taken around 1890 to 1900. Eventually, the town became a lumber camp and had a post office, school, and dance hall. In 1913, some reports say that the population was around 200; today, the last census noted 7 people living in the area. Some buildings and foundations still stand and can be seen today.
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First-hand account of early living near Bellyache Mountain as told by Herman Newquist.
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Program from Eagle School's Commencement Operetta "Cinderella" performed by students and faculty 05/13/1921
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Hans Larsen became a naturalized United States citizen on 10/02/1920 having moved from Denmark.
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Program of Eagle High School performance of Mirandy's Minstrels at the W.O.W Hall on 12/18/1924
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Program from Eagle School's Commencement Operetta "Cinderella" performed by students and faculty 05/13/1921
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Program of Eagle High School performance of Climbin' Through: A comedy in three acts. Date unknown but presumed to be 1921-1926 based on the list of student actors.
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Program for the Eagle School 8th Grade Commencement ceremony on 05/28/1920
