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25441) Compressor room at Belden
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Harold Steinmeyer (left) and Bill May in the compressor room at Belden. Prior to the electrical power plant at Gilman, much of the electricity for the mine (compressors) was supplied by the use of Pelton wheels (turbines) powered by the water from Fall Creek at Belden.
25442) Lelia (Corn) Ledley
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Early Twentieth century Appleton resident. Sister of Orlin, Esther, Betty, and Edith Corn.
25443) Orlin Corn
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Early Twentieth century Mesa County resident and rancher. Brother of Esther, Betty, Edith, and Lelia Corn.
25444) Gilbert Gordon
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He was born in the Denver, Colorado area to Israel and Carrie Gordon, Russian immigrants. He grew up in Trinidad and worked in the Gordon Store, a family business that later became a chain with many stores in Colorado and other Western states. His family was active in the area’s Jewish community. In 1923, he was asked to join the youth organization Demolay, sponsored by the Masonic Lodge. Some of the other members, who were also KKK members, tried...
25445) Clarence Harris
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A Jewish American born in Denver, CO in 1887. He grew up in Telluride and Leadville (both places where his mother had stores). In 1917 in Des Moines, Iowa he married a woman named Sarah and they moved to Montrose that same year. In 1922, the Harrises moved to Grand Junction and opened the Harris Apparel Shop. Clarence Harris was a prominent member of Grand Junction's Jewish community and belonged to the local chapters of the Rotary Club, the Masonic...
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A department store founded in Trinidad, CO in 1916 by Ben Gordon and run by members of the Gordon family. Another store was opened by Gilbert Gordon in Durango, CO [1925-1936] and was run by Rudy and Fannie (Gordon) Susman for thirteen years. The store was kept supplied by buying trips to St. Louis, Chicago, and New York (a three day and two night train ride away). At its peak, the chain consisted of eight stores scattered throughout Western Colorado...
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She was born in Missouri to Russian immigrants and lived in New York before moving to Las Vegas, New Mexico in her freshman year of high school. She met Gilbert Gordon while working in the Gordon Store that he managed in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She married him and moved with him across Colorado. She also worked as a salesperson in Gordon Stores, the department store chain owned by her husband. She was active in Grand Junction, Colorado’s Jewish...
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A branch of a revised version of the organization that began in 1915 and grew stronger in the 1920s. The Ku Klux Klan inflamed prevailing prejudices against Catholics, Jews, Blacks and immigrants, and promised a return to "Old Time Religion" and Americanism. As Colorado was a primarily Protestant state, the Klan's influence was particularly strong here during the 1920's. The Klan had several members in positions of power, including the governor, state...
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Early Twentieth century Appleton resident and teacher. Friend of the Corn family. Her mother was Nancy (Renwick) Saxton.
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Joe Allen, Bill Luby, and Ole Gustafson pose for a picture in the 1920s.
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SJMA was created in 1988 to assist the San Juan National Forest in providing education and interpretation of public lands in Southwest Colorado. SJMA has a participating agreement with the San Juan National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office to develop educational programs, publications and volunteer projects, as well as provide interpretive services.
