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by Nancy Christofferson PRIMERO — Just “up the street” (i.e. Highway 12) from Cokedale mine was the Primero. Like Cokedale, Primero was described as “a

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The model coal camp

by Nancy Christofferson COKEDALE — The town of Cokedale, seven miles west of Trinidad, was specifically built in 1907 to be a model coal camp.

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Walsenburg 1882: Miguel A. Vigil, by the Grace of God and 279 majority votes, succeeds to the office of county sheriff. 1892: Rouse has a

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History: Carlos Beaubien

by Nancy Christofferson SOUTH COLORADO/NORTH NEW MEXICO — While the Beaubien name is largely forgotten today, Carlos Beaubien once was a neighbor to Colfax, Huerfano

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More murder and mayhem

by Nancy Christofferson HUERFANO — By 1895, Huerfano County had a population approaching 7,000, more than 30 school houses, churches in every area, two railroads,

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