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Aguilar, A Quiet Town with a Colorful Past “Gangster Paradise”
A few of the stories behind the reason Aguilar was called “Little Chicago” Resource donated by Pat Romero, Board Member of The Apishapa Valley Historical
March 14, 2019
A few of the stories behind the reason Aguilar was called “Little Chicago” Resource donated by Pat Romero, Board Member of The Apishapa Valley Historical
“Vendetta killings, particularly among Italians, occurred in Las Animas County,” writes Colorado Metro State College professor Stephen Leonard in his book Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919. “Although they had aspects of
Investigators pose in front of Sutton’s partially visible sedan, still hidden by underbrush. Photo courtesy of ATF Historic Archives. by Linda Wommack On the
by Kathy McQueary and Jean Di Lisio Robert L. Campbell, a commercial photographer, amassed a large collection of dry plate glass and film nitrate negatives
Warning: Don’t Read This at Night! by Susan Adair Harris Cindy thought she was alone, but someone was outside the post office door. She could
A Fictional Narrative by: Antoinette Wharton Deuces and Jacks are wild. Smoke billows in a cloud above heads creating a translucent ceiling in the saloon.
by: Bob Silva Cards and guns during the 1800s in North America was an everyday occurrence. Everywhere one turned someone would be shuffling, dealing cards,
by Victoria Wilcox The name Doc Holliday conjures images of gambling halls and gunfights and a legendary showdown between cowboys and lawmen on a dusty
by Linda Wommack “John ‘Doc’ Holliday [is] one of the most noted desperadoes in the West. In comparison, Billy the Kid, or any other of
by Susan Adair Harris Upon meeting a couple of friends on a guided tour of the Cokedale Mining Museum, I expected to learn local history
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