Author: Mel Mcfarland
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A town called Divide | Caboose Cobwebs
I collect old pictures. A friend of mine a while back asked me, “have you seen this picture of Divide?” I looked at it and thought, “make a great column” so here it is. If we go way back to 1875 things were a bit different here in El Paso County. First of all, there…
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A town called Divide | Caboose Cobwebs
I collect old pictures. A friend of mine a while back asked me, “have you seen this picture of Divide?” I looked at it and thought, “make a great column” so here it is. If we go way back to 1875 things were a bit different here in El Paso County. First of all, there…
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On a summer day | Caboose Cobwebs
In the railroad days of the past century, the Colorado Midland offered a special diversion. “What shall I do next weekend?” was a question asked by many a tourist who has toured many of our attractions. He has seen the lakes, has climbed many trails, fished and hunted and now seeks some other diversion. There…
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On a summer day | Caboose Cobwebs
In the railroad days of the past century, the Colorado Midland offered a special diversion. “What shall I do next weekend?” was a question asked by many a tourist who has toured many of our attractions. He has seen the lakes, has climbed many trails, fished and hunted and now seeks some other diversion. There…
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On a summer day | Caboose Cobwebs
In the railroad days of the past century, the Colorado Midland offered a special diversion. “What shall I do next weekend?” was a question asked by many a tourist who has toured many of our attractions. He has seen the lakes, has climbed many trails, fished and hunted and now seeks some other diversion. There…
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On a summer day | Caboose Cobwebs
In the railroad days of the past century, the Colorado Midland offered a special diversion. “What shall I do next weekend?” was a question asked by many a tourist who has toured many of our attractions. He has seen the lakes, has climbed many trails, fished and hunted and now seeks some other diversion. There…
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Myron Stratton Home | Caboose Cobwebs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What is the Myron Stratton Home? The money to start the home came from the estate of Winfield Scott Stratton. He had come to this area, like many, to find clean air because of consumption,…
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Summer storms | Caboose Cobwebs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you are new to the region, this may be news for you. The “old-timers” can tell you it is nothing new. I ran across this story from July, 1891 and thought it interesting. This…
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Myron Stratton Home | Caboose Cobwebs
What is the Myron Stratton Home? The money to start the home came from the estate of Winfield Scott Stratton. He had come to this area, like many, to find clean air because of consumption, now known as tuberculosis, commonly called TB. He worked as a carpenter in Colorado Springs and tried several times to…
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Summer storms | Caboose Cobwebs
If you are new to the region, this may be news for you. The “old-timers” can tell you it is nothing new. I ran across this story from July, 1891 and thought it interesting. This is what a Denver newspaper carried: “No estimate can be made of the damage done to the Rio Grande railways…