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"A train of freight wagons like these were a common sight on the road between Wolcott and Routt County points, before the advent of the Moffatt Road. By traveling together freighters could lend assistance to one another in case of an equipment breakdown, encountering a mudhole or a steep grade, of which there were many. This photo was taken about a mile north west of McCoy, by A. B. Noyce of Steamboat Springs in the spring of 1903. The three freighters...
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"At the time the mail route was still run by way of the McCoy ferry, Whipple purchased two Concord stages from a mail contractor in Oklahoma. The double-decker coaches were slung on heavy leather straps instead of strings. They could carry fifteen to twenty passengers as the above picture shows. The stage route came into being from Wolcott in 1887 and continued to operate for the next twenty years or more." -- The Gates Genealogy
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"The north and south bound stages meet at McCoy, shortly after the State Bridge was completed and opened to traffic. In spite of inclement weather at times, stages ran on a pretty tight schedule except during the spring breakup when roads were at their worst. At least there were no long tie-ups, as was the case with the railroads at times. The photo shows an armed guard standing beside one stage and no doubt one was necessary at times, but most...
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Group photo of four women, three men, standing in front of a wagon. Horse standing to left of group. Women are wearing bonnets, men wearing hats. Building in left background.
Caption on verso: "On our way to a barn dance 1914"
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"The still standing State Bridge, built in 1890. It was an important transportation link between Wolcott, McCoy and Routt County and was subject to heavy traffic until the Moffatt Road was completed. A modern bridge on Highway 131 has replaced it." -- McCoy Memoirs p.20
[verso gives date as 1891]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]