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Around the Spanish Peaks / Mike Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butler, Mike, 1950- Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spanish Peaks Wilderness Region (Colo.)--History.
- Spanish Peaks Wilderness Region (Colo.).
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Walsenburg (Colo.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]
- Summary:
- Rising up to 13,623 feet above the plains, the twin Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado have been a beacon to travelers for centuries. Native Americans from the Comanche and Ute tribes pitched their teepees in the lush river valleys around the mountains. Spanish explorers from Mexico followed legends of gold here. Migrants on the Santa Fe Trail sighted the peaks at the end of their long trek across the Great Plains. Coal mining and railroads brought a new wave of settlers to the region in the 1870s. Today, visitors head to Walsenburg, La Veta, and Cuchara to enjoy the incredible mountain scenery and year-round recreational activities.
- Contents:
- A geologically unique region
- Native Americans and Francisco Fort
- La Veta and its stone buildings
- Rails over La Veta Pass
- When coal was king in Walsenburg
- Coal camps north and south of Walsenburg
- Cuchara from camps to ski resort
- Recreation's past, present, and future
- Farther around the Spanish peaks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).
- OCLC:
- 885207952
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