Hidden History of the Upper Rio Grande
Published on 1. May 2017
174 pages
978-1-4396-6030-0 (ISBN)
Description
Home to long-forgotten mining towns, defunct fisheries and neglected cabins, the turbulent headwaters of the Upper Rio Grande conceal a largely unknown history. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys brought their legendary Texas swing to Crooked Creek Canyon's S Lazy U barn dance, while a comedy of errors unfolded around the ranch's secret still. Obstetrician Dr. MaryAnn Faunce, the daughter of an abolitionist and suffragette, made house calls as a real-life Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Rough-and-tumble miners drawn to Creede's silver boom found accommodations ranging from the primitive to the opulent, though none as enduring as the Creede Hotel. Upper Rio Grande native Carol Ann Wetherill and author Sandra Wagner preserve and celebrate the pioneering spirit that defined the early days in this obscure corner of southern Colorado.
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Sandra Wagner | Carol Ann Wetherill
Hidden History of the Upper Rio Grande
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05/2017
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Sandra Wagner grew up and attended college in northern Colorado, and retired in 2008 after many years as a chemist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. She now teaches chemistry part time at Adams State University. Sandra's mother-in-law, Carol Ann Wethrill, is a fourth-generation native of the Upper Rio Grande, and has been meticulously collecting local and family stories over her eighty-four years. They started jointly writing history articles back in 2006 for the Lake City, Colorado newspaper.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. It Takes a World
- 2. Stampede to Beartown
- 3. Chickens Ratted Me Out
- 4. From Shiloh to the Rio Grande
- 5. Medicine Woman of the Upper Rio Grande
- 6. Opening the Cabin
- 7. Those Who Were There Before
- 8. That Dam(n) Reservoir Road
- 9. Pioneer Fish Culturists of the Upper Rio Grande
- 10. A Tough Job
- 11. Lost Trail Station
- 12. The Creede Hotel Through the Years
- 13. Mrs. Fannie LeFevre
- 14. Oppy, Early-day "Prepper"
- 15. Quentin Roosevelt Visits the Upper Rio Grande
- 16. Franklin/Galloway Ranch
- 17. San Juan City
- 18. The Shade of the Upper Rio Grande
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
