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Editorial Review (Amazon): Today, traffic speeds by on the highways that cross the geographic center of Colorado in South Park, and most modern travelers rush by with barely a second glance. But in the last forty years of the nineteenth century, it was a different story. After gold was discovered in 1859, South Park became the destination for thousands of gold seekers, all with a goal to get rich quick. By the 1870s, modern travel was by stagecoach,...
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The Deatherage/Gibbs house is locally significant for architecture as an example of a Pioneer Log two-story dwelling. As with most pioneer log buildings, the house is located in a mountainous region, the Pike National Forest, and is characteristic of dwellings of early settlers in the region who were often engaged in timber and ranch endeavors.
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The author presents the true stories of murders in central Colorado's Park County. She gives a view of the sordid side of life of early settlers and miners of the South Park area. Retelling the crimes and views of the present scenes with directions to each site help put us in the picture of this lawless time and place.
16) Bailey, Colorado
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Harold Warren was a well-known Park County historian. He was an ardent researcher of all aspects of the history and heritage of Park County. However, he also understood that today’s news is tomorrow's history.
With that quality in mind, Mr. Warren kept copious files of the news of the day. This publication is an effort to preserve his records.
The records include interviews, newspaper and magazine articles, articles written by local Bailey residents,...
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The 1922 Fairplay Hotel is significant in the area of Commerce for its important role as the largest and longest-lived hotel in town. From its opening in 1922 to the present day, the hotel has provided accommodations and meals for travelers, tourists, sportsmen, workers, and the local community.