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Original Avon School before addition, taken prior to 1915. The horse barn has not been built. Fence surrounding school yard visible. Shows the Eagle River on right with "water spruce" hanging over the river and Johnson Lane (named for homesteader Joe Johnson) that was the road into Bachelor Gulch. The road eventually became Highway 6, located about 300 yards west of the current Avon Road. View is to the west. This picture was hanging on the...
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"The Rock Creek Ranch in its hey-day or about 1905. It would be interesting to know who the men and women are. The man in the center has an antlered deer head." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313
The building was constructed by Jim Gates about 1900.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Gates ranch and stage stop on Rock Creek, between the Gore and Toponas, CO. L-R--J.P. Gate, and his wife "Katie," with sons Clark and Bert Gates. Other people unknown." -- The Gates Genealogy
A bicycle is leaning against the fence.
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Rock Creek stage stop between Gore Pass and Toponas. Six people and a dog are taking advantage of the balcony.
"This beautiful building was the Stage Coach Inn on Gore Pas. Built by James P. Gates--in 1886 or 1887." -- The Gates Genealogy
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Round-up at the Leonard Horn Ranch, Wolcott, Colorado. Two riders on horseback are separating cattle at the corral.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A rear view of the ranch house, Pair o Dice Mesa. Metal roof and gated yard visible with milk buckets hanging on fence. The "spud" cellar is in the left foreground. The only structure left standing today (2007) is the rock wall of the spud cellar.
48) Sneve Ranch
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The William Johnson Ranch, formerly the Anthony Sneve Ranch on West Brush Creek. The patent on the ranch was established in 1911. The ranch was purchased by Edna Chambers in 1935. Chambers in turn sold the property to William S. and Nora Johnson in 1938. It is now the site for Sylvan Lake State Park. [A History of Sylvan Lake State Park, by Kathy Heicher]
49) Strubi house
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Strubi family dwelling in Burns built in 1953. Wire fence in foreground.
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Barn and fencing near the old farmstead once owned by Gulling Offerson. Unpaved road with visible rocks in foreground. Buck Creek is in the background and Swift Gulch is at far right. The site is just up the hill from the Avon general store.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Although not at all in the McCoy area...the Van Camp house in Yampa, an early day stage stop and road house. Note the vegetation growing on the dirt floor [roof]." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.313
The I. D. Van Camp dwelling is circled by an antler fence. Plants (beans) are growing up string trellises. The sod roof is sporting vegetation. Yampa is in Routt County.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Victor Dump family, standing in front of their house on Turkey Creek Rd. in Red Cliff, 1918.
Back row: Blanche Gay Dump, Victor, baby Ethel
Front row: Clarence, Ivan and Pearl
54) Webster dwelling
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Webster dwelling on Lake Creek, built in 1941. Caption on verso: "Moved after hill collapsed."
55) Webster dwelling
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Webster dwelling on Lake Creek, built in 1939. Caption on verso: "Burford"
