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The right half of a panoramic view of Eagle (3 dates listed: 1908, 1920, 1930). Eagle River in foreground; train tracks and depot in midground. Brush Creek in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
3) D&RG depot
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The D&RG depot in Eagle with windows boarded and roof in disrepair. It was in the process of being dismantled and torn down. Mr. Rivera of Wolcott bought the building and used the lumber to build on his property there. [Eagle Valley Enterprise Aug. 15, 1968]
"The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot was operated around the clock. Two water towers allowed steam engines to take on water between Grand Junction and Pueblo. The railroad also provided...
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A group of young people in front of the Eagle Valley Feed Mill in Eagle. The Eagle train station is visible in the background.
E. A. (Edward) Michael opened the business in 1912. In 1917, he bought some ranch holdings for $6,500, adding to his residence, feed mill and warehouse properties in Eagle. Due to his wife’s health [Edna Dewey Michael], Michael was forced to sell the ranch to Andrew Christensen for $13,000 in 1920. "The ranch consists...
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Ralph Belding standing at the Eagle Depot, 1918. Belding owned "Ralph's Store" in Eagle, Colorado.
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From left, Burke, McDougal and West standing by a locomotive at the Eagle Station.
7) Ed Taylor
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Ed Taylor at the Eagle Depot, sitting on a barrel, possibly labeled "Tibbetts." There are milk cans at the left.
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A group standing at the Eagle station. From left, "Nona, Paddie, Nellie."
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Ray Angle, Hazel Harris and Ed Taylor seated on barrels at the Eagle depot in 1920.
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D. & R.G. at Eagle station, "taking water."
"There was a water tank at Eagle, located a little east of the depot. The water was piped from the water tank to the stand pipe. From the stand pipe, the water goes into the engine's tender
to generate steam, steam being the source of engine's power." -- Jimmy Blouch
