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121) Chapter 6: Red Cliff
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Red Cliff, Colorado is one of the oldest towns in Eagle County beginning in 1879. The town was the original county seat until 1921, after the fourth and final election deciding to move to Eagle. Red Cliff was bolstered in its early days by a booming mining business, hotels, and travelers through the mountains. Red Cliff's immediate neighbor was the now-abandoned mining town of Gilman, which was shut down by the EPA in the 1980s and declared a Superfund...
122) Lower Gypsum School
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A postcard scene of the Lower Gypsum School, taken sometime in the 1910s or 1920s. The three children in front of the school are unidentified. The Lower Gypsum School was a part of School District No. 16.
123) Lux Aquilae 1925
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Lux Aquilae was the official yearbook of Eagle High School in Eagle, Colorado. The literal translation from latin means “light eagle”. Each yearbook contains photographs of students, teachers, administrators, sports teams, clubs, activities, and the school and town itself.
124) School at Pando
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Six children and a dog standing in the snow in front of the school at Pando on May 10, 1933.
Inscription on back: "Presented to Ronald Dunifs (?) by Mrs. Stratton Smith." In 1890, Pando was School District No. 12. By 1893, it was included in School District No. 2 with Mitchell. In 1897, it joined School District No. 1, Red Cliff and by the early 1900s, was not mentioned as a separate entity. Pando, a sheep and agricultural valley, became Camp Hale....
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Second of three school buildings in Red Cliff.
Class picture of primary room students outside the Red Cliff School on February 11, 1921. The eleven girls are seated in a row with eleven boys behind them. The teacher is standing behind the two rows of students. Icicles are hanging from the roof of the building. A sign on the school says, ”State of Colorado, Standard School, Approved Class.”
Front row: 2d from left, Edith...
126) The Miner 1947
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The 1947 edition of The Miner begins with a photograph of the iconic Mount of the Holy Cross and features many other photographs of Red Cliff throughout. Administration, faculty, and the school board are featured. Many school board members and faculty were also employed by important local businesses, such as Fleming Lumber Company and Empire Zinc. The influence of the nearby mines is present in every edition of The Miner, and not just in name. Many...
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In an interview from May 14, 1981 (audio only, no transcript), Basil T. Knight talks about his youth in Michigan, meeting his wife’s family in Palisade, Colorado and ultimately moving there, operating a fruit farm, and becoming a lifelong teacher and school administrator. He explains the mechanisms that originally funded the many smaller school districts on the Western Slope, including taxes on railroads, and the reasons for the consolidation that...
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Levi Morse discusses the history of Mesa County, Colorado, including fruit growing, drinking water from the Gunnison River and its link to typhoid fever, the YMCA, and the creamery business. He also talks extensively about social events such as the Mesa County Fair, and gives a firsthand account of the first motion picture showing in Grand Junction. June Morse talks about teaching at Fruitvale High School, community organizations and social gatherings....
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"The Yarmony Park School under construction in 1918. The Carpenters are Claude Branson, Dave Clow, and Floyd Cates. Ben and Kate Butler are visitors from Conger Mesa. The building was finished and opened for the first term of school that year." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 49
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
132) Chapter 7: Gilman
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Gilman, Colorado, is now an abandoned mining town perched on a high cliff viewable from Highway 24 between Red Cliff and Minturn, CO. Its history dates back to the beginning of the state and mining has always been its chief industry. The mining changed over the years as well, from silver and gold, to zinc, lead, and other precious metals. The 1930s through 1950s were years of prosperity for the small company town and its residents; at one time, Gilman...
