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Restoring the Brooks Water Wheel in the fall of 1993.
"This past week, while Comer was reading a morning newspaper in his home, he heard a major crashing noise and immediately knew his beloved water wheel was taken out by the mighty high waters of the Colorado River." -- Raymond Bleesz, History in Need of Repair, Vail Daily June 4, 2014 p.A2
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
6) John Comer
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John Comer hangs a plaque commemorating the centennial of Colorado's statehood on the Brooks Water Wheel. The plaque reads, "An Official Project Commemorating Colorado's 100th Year of Statehood and the United States' 200th Year of Independence. Endorsed by the Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission."
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel prior to its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel following its restoration in 2015. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
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The Brooks Water Wheel during its restoration in 1976. The first water wheel is believed to have been built in 1910, with a second one built around 1923. The second water wheel was built by Earl Brooks after he purchased the property from John Quinlan. The land was then bought by John Comer in 1969. The water wheel was rebuilt in 1976 by Comer, Larry Kier, and Howard Kirby, in celebration of Colorado's centennial. Kier was married to the granddaughter...
