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Post office at Tigiwon, Colorado. Located on the way to Notch Mountain trail, it was used to postmark letters for people on pilgrimage to view the Mt. of the Holy Cross. The Post office was established June 5, 1929 and discontinued September 30, 1942 [from Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989, by Bauer, Osment and Willard, 1990].
There are several people standing next to an automobile and a camper with bedroll standing in front of the log building.
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6. D-7 Ranch
7. McCoy Hall
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"This photo taken in 1919 is not a very good one of the old McCoy Hall, but it is the only one available. Once a boarding house at the Blazing Arrow Mine in Yarmony Park, it was torn down in 1905 and moved to this location and set up for a railroad hospital for the duration of the Moffatt Road construction. It was also a saloon for a short time, but eventually became a general community hall and served as a dance hall, church, and also school meetings,...
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The Derby Mesa Schoolhouse on the right; accompanying teacherage on the left. Gaylord Clark was hired as teacher from 1933-1935. Daughter, Lou Clark (Layman) was born to Barbara and Gaylord Clark in the teacherage on September 12, 1933, joining sister, Barbara Jean . An automobile is parked between the buildings and laundry is drying on the clothesline.
"The schoolhouse...contained a stove (teachers in those days were expected to carry in wood...