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Month: July 2019

News from Baca County July 23, 1897: Hail Knee Deep and Attend the University of Notre Dame

News from Baca County July 23, 1897: Hail Knee Deep and Attend the University of Notre Dame

Here is another installment of news from Baca County July 23, 1897. More perspective on 1897 news in Baca County. The storm discussed in Minneapolis must have been doozy. Check…

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019
News from Baca County, July 16, 1898

News from Baca County, July 16, 1898

The news from the July 16, 1898 Springfield Herald is exactly 121 years ago, July 16, 1898. In 1898 the editor of the Springfield Herald was L. A Wikoff. There…

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019
Baca County News Nov 1898,

Baca County News Nov 1898,

The following provides a sampling of a what was important in Nov 1898 as reported in the Nov 11, 1898 Springfield Herald. I think in the future I will tie…

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Those Who Have Claimed Baca County As Their Own

By Steve Doner "Although some may look at this list and say Virgina????, Spain???? this is the most complete listing of entities claiming the area known today as Baca County…

July 1, 2019July 2, 2019

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