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Anthracite, Barbee and Tosh

Anthracite, Barbee and Tosh

THE most authoratative history of Routt County and its post offices available to date. Compiled by noted local historian and ...

Babson Mine

Babson Mine

Loading coal at the Babson Mine, south of Hayden circa 1910.

Cary Barn

Cary Barn

A classic 1903 photograph of a historic barn near Hayden. The Cary Ranch was the largest cattle ranch in Colorado ...

Cowboy on the Last Frontier

Cowboy on the Last Frontier

Bill May, rancher, naturalist, poet and historian captures the life of the everyday cowboy in poetry and prose.

Downtown Hayden

Downtown Hayden

Downtown Hayden is bustling on a busy Saturday in summer of 1919.

Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey

Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey

By Sureva Towler & Jim Stanko, this lively book takes a look through, photos and text, at the Routt County ...

From the Pages of Her Heart

From the Pages of Her Heart

Beloved local poetess, Frances May Dorr Wheeler, captures the beauty and essense of the rural woman's life in her lovely, ...

Hangin' with the Gang

Hangin' with the Gang

Local men and boys relax in front of the livery barn, in the sunshine on a winter day in Hayden. ...

Hayden Depot 1920s

Hayden Depot 1920s

A hot summer midday is captured in this photo of the Hayden train depot in the early 1920s. Sitting in ...

Historic Hahns Peak

Historic Hahns Peak

Author Thelma Stevenson captures the delightful history and lives of this beautiful area of Routt County. Paperback. Text and photo. ...

History of West Routt County, Colorado

History of West Routt County, Colorado

This hardbound Volume II of the West Routt history books contains a special section honoring servicemen and women from the ...

John Barkley Dawson, Pioneer, Cattleman, Rancher

John Barkley Dawson, Pioneer, Cattleman, Rancher

A look at the impact on Western American history, made by this formidable pioneer of Routt County. Text and photos. ...

Making Footprints, Routt County's Women

Making Footprints, Routt County's Women

"Beware the power of a handful of women drinking coffee together . . ." A lovely look at women in ...

Meeting the Train - 1913

Meeting the Train - 1913

Children run to see the first passenger train into Hayden in October of 1913.

Mt Harris Coal Mining Town

Mt Harris Coal Mining Town

A model company town of the time, Mt. Harris homes bask in the sunshine of a 1930s summer day.

Routt County Neighbors

Routt County Neighbors

Sporting the latest in cowboy gear and wear, Routt County residents John Kitchens, George Anderson and Alex Walker pose for ...

Stage at Wolcott

Stage at Wolcott

The stage from Wolcott was the earliest form of 'mass transit' to the Yampa Valley. This 1905 photograph shows some ...

Through the Eyes of Children: A Western Field Guide

Through the Eyes of Children: A Western Field Guide

This delightfully simple, yet surprisingly complete, field guide was written by Western Slope children, and celebrates the wonderful geology, flora, ...

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