Now & Then: “FIRE, FIRE HURRY! HERE COME THE FIREMEN!” By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: This is a comparison of Cañon City’s fire stations present and past. I have researched archives and files at Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center. Finding a treasure of information. News articles, photographs, City Directories and old fire logs in […]
Oreodelphia By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: I was going through subject files looking for a file that would make an interesting blog. I thought I had found that file and was sure it would be an impressive one to write about. Living here most of my life and hearing an assortment of stories, I had […]
By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey and George Stevens Note: To the readers, there is a quiz at the end of four leaf rubs of the trees listed in the blog: The Buckeye, Cottonwood, Maple, and Elm. So, how did the Buckeye get its name? Who planted the old Cottonwood trees along the Arkansas in 1862-1863? The […]
Here in Cañon City, many of our street names are named after pioneers and past residents. One such street is a short branch off the east side of 9th Avenue between Ussie Avenue and Park Avenue. It is named after Thomas Prescott, a pioneer who moved to the area soon after the Civil War. Prescott […]
Back in June 1917, the city Council was asked by the chamber of commerce to give thought to a conveniently placed camping ground for automobile tourists and visitors during the summer. On June 18, 1917, the council announced they had purchased a tract of land at 12th Street and College Avenue that was to be […]