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View of the town of Eagle, Colorado, looking south, up Brush Creek from across the valley. The railroad bridge is in the mid-ground. Broadway is the large, wide street in the center of the photo, running north to south. Ross Chamber's dairy farm is in the lower right hand corner (where the I-70 interchange is now located). [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking up West Brush Creek at the Sawatch Range south of Eagle, Colorado. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Topo map of Hernage Creek with the homestead on Hernage Creek marked in red. "I think it would be best to label this as 'homestead on Hernage Creek' rather than 'Hernage Homestead.' I checked the patent records and they do not indicate that Henry Hernage homesteaded this specific parcel. Rather, he homesteaded clser to the mouth of Brush Creek. ... Location: T5S R84W Sec. 21, NW1/4 SW1/4 A patent search indicated the earliest record on this property...
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Jean and Alvin Kilgore's property on Brush Creek. Supplies ready to build a house are stacked in the center of the photo. Fence and gate entrance already constructed.
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May 10, 1939, view of Brush Creek near the ranger station.
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"I think it would be best to label this as 'homestead on Hernage Creek' rather than 'Hernage Homestead.' I checked the patent records and they do not indicate that Henry Hernage homesteaded this specific parcel. Rather, he homesteaded clser to the mouth of Brush Creek. ... Location: T5S R84W Sec. 21, NW1/4 SW1/4 A patent search indicated the earliest record on this property is a homestead claim by Issac Kalbaugh on 160 acres in 1912. However,...
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Brush Creek Valley, 1916. Two groups of buildings, fenced pasture and Brush Creek visible with Bellyache Mountain in the background.
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Root cellar adjacent to the homestead on Hernage Creek. "I think it would be best to label this as 'homestead on Hernage Creek' rather than 'Hernage Homestead.' I checked the patent records and they do not indicate that Henry Hernage homesteaded this specific parcel. Rather, he homesteaded clser to the mouth of Brush Creek. ... Location: T5S R84W Sec. 21, NW1/4 SW1/4 A patent search indicated the earliest record on this property is a homestead...
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View of the area around Brush Creek Ranger Station taken on May 10, 1939. Some snow still visible on peak. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Winter scene of Brush Creek flowing between snowy banks, below the bridge.
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Gordon and Mildred Kilgore on a log bridge over Brush Creek. They are carrying a pail.
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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.]
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Doug Lewis and Dick and Joyce Allen sit along side West Brush Creek in 1943.