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Section 5 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" focuses on the names of the natural feaures of Vail: its mountain ranges, peaks, streams, and creeks.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers and early development to the names of our trails, mountains, peaks, and mountain ranges. Each description also provides context of this mountainous area in terms of others in the state.
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First Communion class of June 29, 1958, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Sister Innocence (L) and Sister Robert (R) flank acolytes at the back of the group.
"The nuns came from Canon City in the summer to teach Vacation Bible School to our children. They prepared them for 1st Holy Communion and Confirmation. The nuns stayed in Minturn. The ladies of the Altar Rosary Society in Red Cliff drove to Minturn in the morning to pick up the nuns...
263) Fort Arnett
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A William Henry Jackson photograph of Fort Arnett in Red Cliff. Taken around 1880. There are seventeen individuals standing on the rock formation. The American flag is seen flying above the individuals.
"After the Meeker Massacre in 1879 the citizens of Red Cliff fearing that the Indians might make further attacks on white settlements decided to build a fort for the protection against the Indians. It was reported that soon after the Meeker Massacre,...
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A unidentified individual drives a wagon away from the mill and blacksmith shop at Gold Park.
266) The Miner 1942
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The 1942 edition of The Miner includes a class history, student listings with ambitions, pet peeves, and school involvement. Students are only pictured in class photographs, no individuals. In these yearbooks, pages with photographs were glossy and printed on heavier paper while text pages were typed and copied (again, perhaps in an effort to save on time and cost). A class prophecy flashes forward to 1967, imagining what students are up to and what...
267) Pelican Shaft house
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The Pelican shaft house at Gold Park. The shaft was created around 1881. A pile of rocks and sandbags are visible near the building.
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1940: A fenced field with 17 deer; snow on ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
269) The Miner 1938
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"The Miner" was the official yearbook of Red Cliff Union High School. Each class has a 'class history', as well as photographs, names, clubs, and sports. Despite the small population and class sizes, many activities and clubs were offered for students. Impromptu snapshots offered by students are also included in the final pages showing a day in the life of Red Cliff and student jokes.
Heavily influenced by nearby mining town of Gilman, mine employees...
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Water fall that runs only in the spring. "Go up Bush Creek Road, past Woods Lake, down Lime Creek about 1/2 mile off Burnt Mountain Road."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
