Blanchat: by Dr. Bill Stoner
NOTES: This post enhances a previous post: "An Old Stone Schoolhouse in Springfield" If you recall Joseph Blanchat was a stonemason who helped build that building. The article below…
Place Names of Baca County by Steve Doner
This information was taken from the website - https://history.denverlibrary.org/sites/history/files/Place_Names_of_Colorado.pdf Some information may indeed be questionable, but we have to start somewhere. Information I have added is in italics. This…
The Challenge of the Broomcorn Harvesting Machine
“No machine has yet been invented to successfully replace the hand labor. The men, using broomcorn knives with sharp five-inch knives, move down rows in a field, bending the heads…
Lucius McAdam: Baca County Pioneer and Confederate Veteran
Lucius McAdam came to Las Animas County Colorado in 1886. This was a couple years before Baca County was split off from Las Animas County and established as a county.…