Chaffee County History

Few efforts are solitary and this book required cooperation, support, and assistance from many. Organizations opened photo files and records. Families offered bits of their past and treasured photographs and they told stories, lots of stories. These rich resources were a beginning, but it was just that - a beginning. This is a book about Chaffee County's First 125 Years.

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The images of early west photographer William Henry Jackson capture a Colorado landscape both pristine and already dramatically affected by the onslaught on western civilization. Standing exactly where Jackson stood, and pointing his own camera in precisely the same direction, John Fielder has rephotographed Jackson's Colorado images to capture the often startling change that has occurred over the last century. The result is both breathtaking and...

A collection of short stories about wildlife in the areas From Buena Vista to Bonanza, Colorado by local authors.

Covers the area from Buena Vista south to Salida, including some interesting old communities including St. Elmo, Nathrop, Poncha Springs and others.

A history of Cottonwood Lake and the people who lived there as a mining community through the years, the lots and the cabins.

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Have you ever seen a manhole cover with little glass circles in it and wondered why it was different from the others? Did you ever imagine that there were actually tunnels under the sidewalks? You'll be surprised to find out how many cities in Colorado had these tunnels. And they're still under our streets! Those manhole covers imbedded with glass circles, many that have turned purple with age, allowed light into the tunnels below. The Tunnels Under...