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1. Woods Lake
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A postcard of Woods Lake. Buildings from the Woods Lake Resort are visible across the lake.
"Woods Lake played a significant role in the development of tourism and recreation in the Rocky Mountains. ... The Colorado Midland Railroad (which ran from 1886-1918) was instrumental in bringing tourists into the mountains, especially for fishing expeditions. ... Woods Lake is listed on the National Register of Historic Places not only because of its importance...
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A postcard of Main Street in Gilman. The Gilman School is visible in the foreground on the right. This was the "business street" of Gilman. Several cars line the street in front of the various stores. This postcard was sent by an Edward, who lived in Gilman, to Bessie Clark of Grand Island, Nebraska.
8. Burns
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Two unidentified women sit in a boat at the Smith Ranch. The postmark is dated May 10, 1909. An unidentified individual is sitting on the porch of the house.
Smith's Ranch was located near Ruedi, Colorado. John Ruedi settled on the land after snowshoeing up from Basalt in 1885. Ruedi would later sell his ranch in 1906. Other settlers followed including Bill Smith. Once located in the Fryingpan River Valley, the land where Ruedi was located was...
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A postcard of the Basalt Public School. The Basalt Public School was originally located in a small one-room frame structure until the late-1890s. The school was relocated to this building, which sat on the border between Eagle County and Pitkin County. In 1902, the building was expanded from a one-room school house to a four-room, two story brick building, pictured here. The bell was removed from the bell tower in 1914, due to structural concerns,...