Archive Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Permanent |
Catalog Number |
2022.033.001 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Title |
History of the Big Thompson Canyon by the Drake Home Extension Club |
Scope & Content |
Small typewritten manuscript compiled by the Drake Home Extension Club about the history of the Big Thompson Canyon. Handwritten first page is inscription "Presented to Mr. Alvin Shields by Drake Extension Club December 1940." Publication sheet lists Drake Home Extension Club, Under the direction of Mrs. Carmon Johnson / Home Demonstration Agent. Compiled by Mrs. Marguerite Lindsey. Illustrated and mimeographed by Larimer County Educational Aids W.P.A. Project. Florence A. Irwin, County Superintendent - Sponsor, Leon W. Fowler, Supervisor. Book has cork front and back covers tied together with leather, front cover has two pinecone design, thin paper sheets, typewritten on interior. Discusses naming of the Big Thompson Canyon, the Montrose Inn, Nugget Springs, Falls Inn, the Big Dam, Cedar Cove, the Loveland Power Plant, Louis Papa, Rosedale, Idlewild, Half-Way Place and Riverbend, Drake, Sadie Quigley Campbell, Glen Haven, Mr. Ira O'Knapp, the Deserted Village, the Gardner home, settlement of the south fork of the Big Thompson, Harry Tregent, the Baldwin Inn, development, Dr. Rutherford, history of the upper Thompson, etc. |
Search Terms |
1940s Drake Drake Home Demonstration Club Big Thompson Canyon Big Thompson River Glen Haven toll Montrose Inn Nugget Springs Falls Inn Big Thompson Dam Dam Cedar Cove Loveland Power Plant Rosedale Half-Way Place Riverbend Idlewild Fork's Hotel Deserted Village, The Gardner Home Baldwin Inn |
People |
Shields, Alvin Johnson, Mrs. Carmon Lindsey, Marguerite Irwin, Florence A. Fowler, Leon W. Thompson, David Denter, Mrs. Max Potter, Mrs. Lee Potter Mrs. M.O. Chasteen, Ed Wild, Everett Hoggo, Harvey Papa, Louis Rose, Stella Tucker, Monte Tucker, Rose Bartholff, Frank Wild, Mrs. Ed Sherred, Mrs. C.R. Knapp, Ira O. Campbell, Sadie Easterday, Mrs. Harold Lindsey, Gail Tregent, Harry B. Baldwin, Jack Rutherford, Dr. Boothroyd Sr., Mrs. P.H. |
Dates of Creation |
1940s |
Updated |
2022-12-28 |
Date |
December 1940 |
Dates of Accumulation |
1940s |