History Detective – Historied old school on the hill
WALSENBURG — Attention has been focused lately on Hill School with its new owner, so perhaps we can look back on a … Keep Reading
History Detective – Snippets of History
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Here are tidbits from the past. 1897: Huerfano County is now shipping 140 [railroad] cars of coal … Keep Reading
History Detective – Bobbing and weaving through history
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — This is an unfinished story about a young man, a boxer. Perhaps you, the reader, can supply … Keep Reading
History Detective – Barbed wire: blessing or bane?
by Carolyn Newman THE OPEN RANGE — Ouch! Poked by a bit of barb wire? That poke warned you – and the … Keep Reading
History Detective – Sparks fly
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — May and June 1942 were not such good months for firefighters, but no one was hurt. First, … Keep Reading
History Detective – ¡Arriba! Thanks, Olibama
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Olibama López Tushar – that name appeared on the front page of the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper last … Keep Reading
History Detective – All aboard for Huerfano
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO RIVER VALLEY — When Norton W. Welton spotted an opportunity – good river bottom land and the water … Keep Reading
History Detective – All aboard for Huerfano
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — The word Huerfano shows up often – Huerfano County, Huerfano Butte, Huerfano River – but do you know … Keep Reading
History Detective – Ready, aim, fire first
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — John J. Wright was shot dead about noon outside a Walsenburg hotel. The shooter, Homer Potts, was … Keep Reading
History Detective Walsenburgh – a dandy big town
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURGH — Did you catch the h on the end of Walsenburgh? And so it was written in 1888 … Keep Reading