Clay Creek: By George Chatham
By George Chatham First of all my apologies to the “Wondering, Banished, Exiled, and Lost Souls of Baca County, Colorado” (Facebook)group since most of this post took place across the…
Granddad’s Adobe House: by George Chatham
By George Chatham Since lumber wasn’t readily available to the homesteaders, most homes were made of sod or adobe blocks. Sod was created by using a knife sled apparatus pulled…
How My Grandparents Met: by George Chatham
By George Chatham My Great-Uncle Elmer Chatham filed a "homestead" claim to 320 acres on South Horse Creek, located 7 1/2 miles north and 2 miles west of Springfield. That…