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Marker for: "Earl J. Johannbroer, 1933--1952," in the McCoy Cemetery. Inscription at bottom reads: "Always in our hearts." Flowers are engraved at the bottom corners of the marker.
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Military marker for: "Clarence H. Kirby, SSGT US Army, World War II, Dec. 21, 1919--Aug. 1, 1982," in the McCoy Cemetery. A cross is embossed at the bottom center of the marker.
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Shared marker for: "Luark; Violet Peg, 1908--1975; James Edward, 1899--1974; married April 6, 1956, Yucca Mesa" in the McCoy Cemetery. Pinecones are engraved at the upper corners of the marker. [left side of marker]
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Sandstone bench marker: "In loving memory of Wes Schlegel, February 8, 1927--February 27, 2002," in the McCoy Cemetery.
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"A train of freight wagons like these were a common sight on the road between Wolcott and Routt County points, before the advent of the Moffatt Road. By traveling together freighters could lend assistance to one another in case of an equipment breakdown, encountering a mudhole or a steep grade, of which there were many. This photo was taken about a mile north west of McCoy, by A. B. Noyce of Steamboat Springs in the spring of 1903. The three freighters...
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The Salt Well southeast of McCoy. "Early settlers gave it this name because of the waters salty taste. It is a deep natural spring about forty feet in diameter with a steady year-around flow of water which remains at approximately the same temperature in all seasons. Another mystery of the spring is that it has been sounded to a depth of 1,500 feet without finding bottom." -- McCoy Memoirs p.90 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle...
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Shared marker for: "Hildreth, Mother, Agness M., 1898--1985; Father, George H., 1885--1961, married Nov. 29, 1916," in the McCoy Cemetery. A flower is engraved on the marker.
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Marker for: "George E. Shepard, 1862--1935," in the McCoy Cemetery.
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Shared marker for: "Adams, Charlie Earl, July 2, 1889--Feb. 23, 1973; Inez Riggs, Nov. 21, 1883--Mar. 30, 1973," in the McCoy Cemetery. A mountain scene with a cross engraved at the top of the marker. Columbines are engraved at the center of the marker. At bottom, the inscription reads: "Married Aug. 31, 1912."
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The Clark Ewing house built in 1934 in McCoy, Colorado; adobe and rock construction.
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Using a propane stove to heat branding irons.
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Branding crew is brnading cattle on the Charley McCoy Ranch, 1908. Cattle are guided into the chute for control, branded and released. Two children on horseback observe at far right. Barn in right background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Marker: "In loving memory of Charles Raymond Thompson, Nov. 16, 1896--May 9, 1981," in the McCoy Cemetery. A mountain scene with pines, a lake and clouds is engraved at the center of the marker. Below that, inscription reads: "Husband of Lydia Masters Thompson."
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A picture of the first McCoy High School class. The tall boy standing with the girls is Harold Horn and Leonard Horn is in the back row, far right, with Gern Boco to the immediate front of Leonard. The smallest girl is Ethel Brooks (in front and not bending down) and Emma Panting ? is on the far left. McCoy School Districts were No. 18 and No. Jt.4.
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Marker for: Howard Herbert Hadley 1905, in the McCoy Cemetery.
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"These hunters were camped on Black Creek, ten miles north-east of McCoy in 1912. They are: Rudolph Ebert, Carl Schrupp, Ernest Werner and Fritz Arendt. The photo by Martin Schomers. At that date, it's doubtful if any one of the group possessed a hunting license. Note the grouse hanging on the tree, one of the reasons that grouse, once so plentiful in those days, are so scarce now." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.11 Photo postcard. [Title supplied from...
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Iva and Marvin haying on Congor Mesa Road (Leonard Horn's place).
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Marker for: "William "Bill" Gern Booco, June 22, 1931--June 11, 2008," in the McCoy Cemetery. Inscription: "He was born and raised in McCoy, CO and lived his adult life in the Denver area. His body lies at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, CO, but his spirit belongs to the mountains. He was a son, a brother, a father and a grandfather and will always be loved and missed by many. May he rest in peace."
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"Cabin on former Jack Grimes Ranch on Cottonwood Creek, McCoy, Colo." -- John Ambos' caption [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Family marker for: "Filter," in the McCoy Cemetery.