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The Stevenson Ranch (formerly the homestead of Jack and Harry Johns) showing house, barn, corral, and outbuildings. Hay has been cut in the field at midground. The log structure at the lower left is the Cottonwood stage stop for Aspen freight stage line.
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The Stevenson Ranch (formerly the homestead of Jack and Harry Johns) showing house, barn, corral, and outbuildings. Hay has been cut in the field at midground. The log structure at the lower left is the Cottonwood stage stop for Aspen freight stage line.
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"Ammi Hoyt on his way to a railroad siding with a load of potatoes for shipment to market. Until 1925 most potatoes were still being hauled by horse drawn wagons, but shortly afterwards hauling was done by trucks." -- McCoy Memoirs p.199
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The Kilgore property on Brush Creek is in the foreground; in the backgound are horses hauling a load to market.
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom.
At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
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Allen Stage Station "Half-way House" at the mouth of Squaw Creek. The "x" marks the original stage building.
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C.1930: Dad Wellington and grandson, John Wellington, seated in buckboard. Buggy is being pulled by a mule. Both wear hats and Dad Wellington wears overalls.
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C.1900: Miners who came from Leadville and homesteaded property formerly owned by Hubert Peterson. Right to left: George Mosher and John Monroe, standing; John Pfeifer, seated on wagon. George Scheifelbeins owned the property before Hubert Peterson. Log structure (fence?) and hay stack in background. Taken along the Eagle River in Edwards where Reserve is now.
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"Sometimes winter travel was very hard on both animals and humans." -- The Gates Genealogy
10. Chapter 1: Eagle
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Bill Heicher, Eagle County Historical Society volunteer, explains the historic stagecoach route over Bellyache to Rex Brown.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
12. Stage stop
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The restored Wohlgehagen cabin, while titled the "stage stop" by Diamond S ranch residents, was very likely not the actual stage stop on Bellyache. Rather, this is Anna Wohlgehagen's homestead cabin that has been re-built and re-located. According to Jack Oleson, the real stage stop was likely located at the head of Squaw Creek and was not salvageable.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch...
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Eagle County Historical Society volunteer Bill Heicher explains the stagecoach route that went from Red Cliff to Squaw Creek then over Bellyache mountain to Eagle.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.