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Joy Coy, Colorado & the Coming of the Railroad

Joy Coy, Colorado & the Coming of the Railroad

"Nearly everything lives in a hole in the ground; the rattlesnakes, prairie dogs, owls, ground-squirrels, and even the people." -Letter from Joy Coy Colorado, 1916 Pritchett, Colorado lies in the…

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

The Dust Bowl Days: by George Chatham

The Dust Bowl Days: by George Chatham As I shared in an earlier post the Elmer & Lela Chatham family left Baca County and moved to Power’s county sometime in…

January 31, 2015

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