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Main Street looks a bit different these days. From left to right, Joan, Olive, Barbara, and Helen stand on Main Street of Fulford, Colorado in October 1964.
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The cabins of Forest Cave, right, and Charles "Heimie" Hemberger, left, at Fulford, Colorado.
Cave served as Eagle County Treasurer from 1937-1963. Heimie would serve as Clerk and Recorder for one year before a successful run to the Colorado State House of Representatives (1926-1930). Hemberger acquired many properties at Fulford by paying the back taxes on them.
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1940: View looking down on the remaining buildings of the Fulford townsite.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of Belden toward the portal of the New House Tunnel. Taken 10/03/1982
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Northwesterly view from the highway, down ridge toward remains of the town. Taken on 09/14/1986
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Ruby Luton discusses the history of Atchee, the Uintah Railway, and the early history of Fruita. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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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.
8) Fulford Camp
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Fulford Camp near East Brush Creek. Undated. Fulford, Colorado is located 18 miles south of Eagle and was once a bustling mining town. The Fulford family were influential in local hotels, stores, and mines of the time. Today, many cabins and homes are there with trails and recreation, although the area could be considered closed during the winter months. This photograph was printed on a postcard.
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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...
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The old hotel and store in Fulford, Colorado. At its peak, Fulford once supported its own newspaper, post office, and school. The mines never did produce as expected and the town soon dwindled as its residents moved down the mountain.
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Discover some of the many abandoned towns and communities in Mesa County through photos and maps. Mesa County Libraries' in-house historian, Ike Rakiecki, presents this fascinating look back in time.
12) Town of Fulford
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A view up-valley of Fulford, Colorado looking east to the Hotel and the store. (Note that this photograph is reversed.)
Fulford, Colorado sits approximately 18 miles southeast of Eagle and was once the site of an early 20th century mining boom. The town once supported a post office, school, its own newspaper, and a community of ranchers and miners. This photograph was captured by John Gabelman, who completed a geology project of the Fulford Mining...
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Lew Parcell talks about the history of hydro-power at Electra Lake and his work for the Western Colorado Power company, and about his ownership of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton, Colorado. Ella (Boyd) Kinterknecht reminisces about the history and social life of Silverton, and about her time working in the Grand Imperial. They also discuss the old Ouray and Silverton stagecoach line and Club 20. This recording is made available via signed release...
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Elizabeth Angus talks about teaching in Atchee, Colorado, now a ghost town, in the early 1920’s. She remembers the life and history of the company towns that served the Uintah Railway, a gilsonite mining enterprise. She speaks about the Ute people who would visit the general store in Mack, Colorado. She describes certain employees of the Uintah. She talks about Baxter Pass and the environment of the Bookcliffs. The interview was conducted by the...
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In the second of nine recordings, John Goulet, a former advertising salesman with the Daily Sentinel newspaper, relates his experiences and travels in Grand Junction and Western Colorado in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He talks about playing the piano and touring the Western Slope with the Star Lighters, an orchestra from Grand Junction. He plays the piano piece, “Back in Your Own Backyard” and speaks about arranging music for other performers....
