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"Lover's Leap was blasted off to the road level in 1939 by a road construction crew. A hanging bridge will span the canon here." View of the escarpment looking up.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
2) Drift fence
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Close up of a native American drift fence in N.W. Eagle, Colorado. The drift fence was made of downed timber and used to control the movement of animals for hunting. The photo was taken on June 18, 1994.
3) Drift fence
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People examining a native American drift fence in N.W. Eagle, Colorado. The drift fence was made of downed timber and used to control the movement of animals for hunting. The photo was taken on June 18, 1994.
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1940: Stump of a tree near Squaw Creek; said to have been burned by Indians. Winter view with snow on ground, scrub brush surrounding stump.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
5) Ft. Arnett
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Ft. Arnett in Red Cliff taken in November 1984.
Early Days on the Eagle, by MacDonald Knight and Leonard Hammock, p. 17:
"In September, 1879, word reached the infant settlement that the Utes were on the warpath. A rumor made the rounds that a band of Indians had been seen coming up the Eagle. Hurriedly, the men of the town constructed a small fort of stone, high on a projection of quartzite at the junction of Turkey Creek and Eagle River. Rohm...
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1800s: Remains of a wickiup on Brush Creek above the Alex Macdonell Ranch, made from cedar and other branches. Indian home, also called a wigwam, located on Brush Creek. This photograph is featured in the Eagle chapter of "The History of Eagle County" (The Red Book).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
