Vol. 138 No 29 – Jan. 15, 2025

Tag: Map

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The Town Boom Years in Southeastern Colorado 1886-1889: A Map

January 13, 2018

History, Stories

Tags: 1886, 1889, Map, old west, Southeast Colorado, springfield, Vilas

Sometimes it is hard to understand old forgotten towns. Especially since we don’t always know where they are located in relationship to present day landmarks and towns. The map in this post contains the towns which popped up in the area as well as towns that were connected. For example, many settlers rode the train…
Place Names of Baca County by Steve Doner

March 11, 2017

Arts, History

Tags: Campo, Map, places stores, Pritchett, springfield, Steve Doner, Vilas, walsh

This information was taken from the website – https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/Place_Names_of_Colorado.pdf Some information may indeed be questionable, but we have to start somewhere. Information I have added is in italics. This format does not allow for grids so the listings follow -Town/Location Name – County – Type – Notes – Section/Township/Range – Reference To save space…

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