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The last section of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" pays homage to the other towns and communities scattered throughout the Vail & Eagle River Valleys. Many towns precede Vail's history by as much as a century and provide context to the people, communities, economy, and growth of the area as well as the movement of people and industries.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers to the names of our towns...
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1930s: Colorado Highway 82 entrance to Basalt, Colorado. Road does not appear to be paved; some snow on the ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Welcome To Eagle" is a newsletter designed for visitors, travellers, and tourists of Eagle and Eagle County. The newsletter details local businesses and shops, as well as resorts, attractions, and profiles of towns to visit. Based on the businesses and names mentioned, this was published sometime in the 1940s.
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View of Red Cliff in 1908 looking south, showing the town and main road taken from Santa Claus Rocks. [Same as 2008.005.026 Town of Red Cliff Collection]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A photograph of Broadway Street in Eagle, Colorado. Buildings and businesses line the street, including the E.E. Glenn store. Glenn's was located at the corner of 2nd and Broadway at the time and was also the post office. Eagle Valley Enterprise offices were located across the street from Glenn's. People are gathered on horseback and/or in wagons.
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1930s: View of Basalt, looking to the south. Some snow on the ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The photograph is printed on a postcard addressed to Ella Layton in Lee, California dated November 27, 1911 with the following message from a friend: "Here is a good picture of Eagle. The weather is fine. Mother is getting better. The rest of the family are well. We expect Etta Taylor tomorrow for a weeks visit. Hope you are both well. Etta Schwarz." Downtown Eagle, Colorado around 1911. The Laytons lived in California then moved to Colorado maintaining...
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Town of Red Cliff, Colorado, looking west toward Battle Mountain. Eagle River, bridge and main road passing through town are visible. Photograph is hand-colored.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
10. Broadway
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Businesses on Broadway, Eagle, Colorado, in the 1920s. Several automobiles are parked in front of the buildings. The street is unpaved.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
11. Red Cliff
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Red Cliff, Colorado, 1906.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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This piece originally appeared in the Eagle Valley Enterprise as two articles, one published in November of 1980 and the other in January 1981. Roberta Depp has written several pieces of the early history of Eagle and Eagle County and was the recipient of the Nimon-Walker Award presented by EVLD and Eagle County Historical Society.
Depp provides another voice into the businesses, people, and beginnings of the town of Eagle. Street maps and clippings...
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1910-1915: North View of Water St. in Red Cliff, Colorado. Eagle Hotel sign clearly visible in left foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
14. Downtown
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Two storefronts pictured in an unidentified town. There are several flags hanging with a group of men and a young girl standing on the raised wooden sidewalk.
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A brochure/pamphlet for visitors and travelers of Eagle and Eagle County, Colorado, published in the year 1912 by the Eagle Commercial Club based in Eagle.
The pamphlet is 25 pages and includes advertisements for local businesses, hotels, and restaurants; economic and industry information; recreation such as wildlife and fishing; and many photographs from the time period of life in the area. Other towns in the county are mentioned throughout: Gypsum,...
16. Town of Eagle
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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.]
17. Main Street
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Main Street, now Broadway, in Eagle, Colorado dated 1919. A group of people are standing at left center in front of one of the shops.
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Sidewalks of Gilman, 1933, after a record snowfall.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
19. Town of Eagle
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Town of Eagle, camera facing north.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View looking southeast of the town of Eagle (right midground). Eagle River is in center foreground; Chambers Ranch is in left foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]