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The first chapter of the typescript "Early Days on the Eagle" written by MacDonald Knight. This chapter may be from his thesis (1953) or was part of the final published verison of the book (1964). After serving overseas in the army, he came home and moved directly to Holy Cross City, an isolated mining camp. He eventually became a teacher, was chosen as a Fulbright Scholar, and lived in Paonia for several decades. In 1964, Knight and a colleague wrote...
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A brief history of the early beginnings of Eagle County written by Elizabeth (Quinlan) Bedell. Elizabeth's parents and family were some of the first pioneers to settle here; her aunt, Sarah Dougherty, was well-known throughout the area and the family's first homestead cabin still stands today near Dotsero, Colorado. This short writing contains a wealth of first-hand information of names, places, ranches, and important happenings in the earliest days...