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Download or read book Ouray written by P. David Smith and published by . This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of "Ouray -- Gem of the Rockies" is a fascinating tale of the typical boom and bust cycles of all of Colorado's major mining towns. Silver brought the first prospectors to the beautiful valley, but gold kept Ouray from becoming a ghost town after the Silver Crash of 1893. The town rebounded due to demand for metal prices during World War I and II but it slipped into an economic depression after each war. Although tourism was always important, in the 1970s it became more vital to the economy, and the town has continued to grow and prosper since that time. The abandoned ghost towns and mining relics that litter the local hillsides can be seen by anyone traveling the jeep trails interlacing the local mountains, which contain some of the most amazing scenery in the world.
Download or read book Ouray written by P. David Smith and published by . This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of "Ouray -- Gem of the Rockies" is a fascinating tale of the typical boom and bust cycles of all of Colorado's major mining towns. Silver brought the first prospectors to the beautiful valley, but gold kept Ouray from becoming a ghost town after the Silver Crash of 1893. The town rebounded due to demand for metal prices during World War I and II but it slipped into an economic depression after each war. Although tourism was always important, in the 1970s it became more vital to the economy, and the town has continued to grow and prosper since that time. The abandoned ghost towns and mining relics that litter the local hillsides can be seen by anyone traveling the jeep trails interlacing the local mountains, which contain some of the most amazing scenery in the world.
Author :P. David Smith Publisher :Western Reflections Publishing Company ISBN 13 :9781937851521 Total Pages :144 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (515 download)
Book Synopsis I Never Knew That About Ouray by : P. David Smith
Download or read book I Never Knew That About Ouray written by P. David Smith and published by Western Reflections Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brief history of Ouray County, Colorado.
Book Synopsis A Colorado History, 10th Edition by : Maxine Benson
Download or read book A Colorado History, 10th Edition written by Maxine Benson and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifty years, A Colorado History has provided a comprehensive and accessible panoramic history of the Centennial State. From the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to contemporary times, this enlarged edition leads readers on an extraordinary exploration of a remarkable place. "A Colorado History has been, since its first appearance in 1965, widely recognized as an exemplary work of its kind." --The Colorado Magazine Experience Colorado with this new, enlarged edition of A Colorado History. For fifty years, the authors of this preeminent resource have led readers on an extraordinary exploration of how the state has changed—and how it has stayed the same. From the arrival of Paleo-Indians in the Mesa Verde region to the fast pace of the twenty-first century, A Colorado History covers the political, economic, cultural, and environmental issues, along with the fascinating events and characters, that have shaped this dynamic state. In print for fifty years, this distinctive examination of the Centennial State is a must-read for history buffs, students, researchers—or anyone—interested in the remarkable place called Colorado.
Download or read book Ouray written by Gail Zanett Saunders and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situated in a spectacular basin surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks, the city of Ouray has captured the eye of adventurers from its beginnings, while the glitter of gold and silver brought prospectors to its mountains. The Uncompahgre Utes hunted and soaked in their sacred hot springs for generations, but about one year after Chief Ouray's death, they were removed from their homelands to a reservation in Utah. Mines and mining camps proliferated in the harsh, remote high country, where rugged terrain hampered the transportation of ore and supplies, even after toll roads and railroads lessened isolation. Ouray (pronounced "Yurr-AY") developed into a Victorian community with families, churches, and schools contrasted with rowdy saloons and so-called "fancy ladies." Ouray further embraced tourism after mining waned, and heritage preservation remains an ongoing concern.
Book Synopsis Craig's Brief History of Colorado for Teachers and Students by : Katherine Lee Craig
Download or read book Craig's Brief History of Colorado for Teachers and Students written by Katherine Lee Craig and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Short History of Denver by : Stephen J. Leonard
Download or read book A Short History of Denver written by Stephen J. Leonard and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short History of Denver covers more than 150 years of Denver’s rich history. The book recounts the takeover of Native American lands, the founding of small towns on the South Platte River at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and the creation of a city, which by 1890 was among the nation’s major western urban centers. Leonard and Noel tell the stories of powerful economic and political leaders such as John Evans, Horace Tabor, and David Moffat, and delve into the contributions of women, including Elizabeth Byers and Margaret (Molly) Brown. The book also recognizes the importance of the city’s ethnic communities, including African Americans, Asians, Latinos, and many others. A Short History of Denver portrays the city’s twentieth-century ups and downs, including the City Beautiful movement, political corruption, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here readers will find the meat and potatoes of economic and political history and much more, including sports history, social history, and the history of metropolitan-wide efforts to preserve the past.
Book Synopsis History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado by : Brookhaven Press
Download or read book History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado written by Brookhaven Press and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of the Uintah-Ouray Ute Lands by : Floyd A. O'Neil
Download or read book A History of the Uintah-Ouray Ute Lands written by Floyd A. O'Neil and published by . This book was released on 1979* with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Old Fences, New Neighbors by : Peter Decker
Download or read book Old Fences, New Neighbors written by Peter Decker and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The residents of Ridgway, Colorado, who once numbered only a few hundred, now watch ski-toting tourists head for the Rockies and the new ""gentleman ranchers"" buy more and more land in the area. Once an outsider himself, the author takes a hard look at the pros and cons of change in the American West. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Book Synopsis A Short History of the University by : Joseph Glenn Babb
Download or read book A Short History of the University written by Joseph Glenn Babb and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado by :
Download or read book History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the history of Arkansas Valley, Colorado, with a emphasis on county history.
Book Synopsis March 4 through 16, 1966. pp. 1101-2222 by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Download or read book March 4 through 16, 1966. pp. 1101-2222 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado by :
Download or read book History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Colorado's Healthcare Heritage by : Thomas J. Sherlock
Download or read book Colorado's Healthcare Heritage written by Thomas J. Sherlock and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early days on the Colorado frontier, women took care of family and neighbors because accepting that were all in this together was the only realistic survival strategyon the high plains, along the Front Range, in the mountain towns, and on the Western Slope. As dangerous occupations became fundamental to Colorados economy, if they were injured or got sick there was no one to care for the young men who worked as miners, steel workers, cowboys, and railroad construction workers in remote parts of Colorado. So physicians, surgeons, nurses, Catholic Sisters, Reform and Orthodox Jews, Protestants, and other humanitarians established hospitals andwhen Colorado became a mecca for people with tuberculosissanatoriums. Those pioneers and the communities they served created our community-based humanitarian healthcare tradition. These stories about our Wild West heritage honor the legacy of our 19th-century healthcare pioneers and will inspire and entertain 21st-century readers. Because we can be inspired only if we understand the factsand because facts are more likely to be understood when presented in contextthis chronology includes national and international developments that establish an indispensable frame of reference for understanding how our pioneers created the local-community-based healthcare system that weve inherited.
Book Synopsis Tomboy Bride by : Harriet Fish Backus
Download or read book Tomboy Bride written by Harriet Fish Backus and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true pioneer of the West, Harriet Backus writes about her amusing and often challenging experiences with heart felt emotion and vivid detail. New foreword by Pam Houston and afterword by author's grandson Rob Walton are featured.
Book Synopsis Riding the High Wire by : Robert A. Trennert
Download or read book Riding the High Wire written by Robert A. Trennert and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2001-08-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riding the High Wire is the first comprehensive history of aerial mine tramways in the American West, describing their place in the evolution of mining after 1870. Robert A. Trennert shows how the mid-nineteenth century development of wire rope manufacturing made it possible for American entrepreneurs such as Andrew S. Hallidie and Charles Huson to begin erecting single-rope tramways in the 1870s and 1880s. Their inventions were followed by the more substantial double-rope systems imported from Europe. By the turn of the century, aerial tramways were common throughout western mining regions, hauling everything from gold and silver ore to coal and salt and changing the face of the industry. Aerial mine tramways proved to have a special fascination; people often rode them for a thrill, sometimes with disastrous results. They were also very temperamental, needed constant attention, and were prone to accidents. The years between 1900 and 1920 saw the operation of some of the west's most spectacular tramways, but the decline in high-country mining beginning in the 1920s--coupled with the development of more efficient means of transportation--made this technology all but obsolete by the end of the Second World War. Historians and the general reader will be equally enthralled by Trennert's fascinating story of the rise and fall of aerial mine tramways. "Professor Trennert has explored a new area of mining history, and is to be commended for his pioneering work." --Liston Leyendecker, author of The Griffith Family and the Founding of Georgetown.
