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Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888
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Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
by Kent Brooks

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

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Baca County News Nov 1898,
Baca County

Baca County News Nov 1898,

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019
by Kent Brooks

The following provides a sampling of a what was important in Nov 1898 as reported in the Nov 11, 1898 Springfield Herald. […]

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Tributary Towns
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Tributary Towns

June 20, 2019September 18, 2019
by Kent Brooks

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

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Boston, Lamar, & Sam Konkel’s “An Outlaw in Lamar”
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Boston, Lamar, & Sam Konkel’s “An Outlaw in Lamar”

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019
by Kent Brooks

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

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Names of Springfield Residents of 1889 Disclosed in Letter this Week…

September 25, 2018
by Kent Brooks

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

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Sunrise in Southeast Colorado

January 31, 2015
by Kent Brooks

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

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How My Grandparents Met: by George Chatham

January 30, 2015
by Kent Brooks

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

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The Old Stone Schoolhouse in Springfield
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The Old Stone Schoolhouse in Springfield

January 24, 2015March 18, 2019
by Kent Brooks

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

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Were the Dirty Thirties the Good Old Days?

November 4, 2014
by Kent Brooks

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

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More Tales of the Prairie: The Kar-Vu Drive In…An American Icon

September 9, 2014
by Kent Brooks

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

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