5 days ago1 min1858 road was major accomplishmentWhen the U.S. Army decided it needed a wagon road from Fort Union in New Mexico to its newest base in Utah, Camp Floyd, it turned to Col....
Jul 11 minGrass and GrazingOn June 28, 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Taylor Grazing Act. In signing the legilsation, named for a Glenwood Springs...
Jun 111 minChild labor detailed in 1924Child labor was a major issue throughout the country in 1924. There was even an attempt to pass a constitutional amendment to outlaw it....
May 271 minBlack man on a mixed-race frontierI had heard about John Taylor some time ago. But when I met his great grandson last fall, and I was able to meet with him in Ignacio,...
May 21 minMythic river attracted mapmakers and explorersRio San Buenaventura was the great water connection between the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean. The only problem was, it never...