Springfield Archives - Baca County History

PERSONS Stories and Incidents of the Early Day East Enders Before Baca County became a county in the spring of 1889 it […]

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. […]

As a continuation of my look at Southeast Colorado Boom towns (1886-1889) I thought I would toss out an interesting town ad […]

There are many connections between Lamar, Colorado and the 1886-1887 Boom towns of Southeast Colorado. If you have not familiarized yourself with […]

The names of those who lived in Springfield and community back in the year 1889 disclosed in a The Democrat-Herald (Springfield, […]

Thought I would start posting a few Baca County Sunrises… I shared a few of these with one of our Baca County […]

By George Chatham My Great-Uncle Elmer Chatham filed a “homestead” claim to 320 acres on South Horse Creek, located 7 1/2 miles […]

“…the handiwork on that building – during those times – defies description.” -Aug Blanchat We’ve talked many times about the old Springfield […]

Posted with permission of Gloria Jean. Original article appeared in the Huckaby Times (Cousin Newsletter), April 2004 On Sunday April 14th, 1935, […]

A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand […]