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... River west, the land was vast, open and overwhelming. Wagon trains crossed this country via several routes. Yet few knew the human cost of the way west, until well into the journey. All routes were dotted with burial mounds. With all ...
... River west, the land was vast, open and overwhelming. Wagon trains crossed this country via several routes. Yet few knew the human cost of the way west, until well into the journey. All routes were dotted with burial mounds. With all ...
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... River, High and from the Rocky Mountains east to the Mississippi River. This particular region was created by rock deposits and silt carried by the rivers, causing a sediment land foundation due to erosion of an earlier mountain range ...
... River, High and from the Rocky Mountains east to the Mississippi River. This particular region was created by rock deposits and silt carried by the rivers, causing a sediment land foundation due to erosion of an earlier mountain range ...
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... River and parts of the Oregon Trail, which traveled through the extreme northeast portion of the state. Fremont's diary reports he camped near present-day Orchard, Colorado, encountering Indian inhabitants of the area without incident ...
... River and parts of the Oregon Trail, which traveled through the extreme northeast portion of the state. Fremont's diary reports he camped near present-day Orchard, Colorado, encountering Indian inhabitants of the area without incident ...
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... River is the life - blood of this land . The Indian tribes , for some ten thousand years called this area home . The Spanish explored the area as early as 1738. The covered wagons of the westward migra- tion in the 1840s created a flood ...
... River is the life - blood of this land . The Indian tribes , for some ten thousand years called this area home . The Spanish explored the area as early as 1738. The covered wagons of the westward migra- tion in the 1840s created a flood ...
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... River and Lodgepole Creek.1 In 1865, Julesburg was burned by the Indians. The community relocated to Fort Sedgwick, north of present-day I–76. A flagpole stands on the location of the fort, and a red flag marks the cemetery where the ...
... River and Lodgepole Creek.1 In 1865, Julesburg was burned by the Indians. The community relocated to Fort Sedgwick, north of present-day I–76. A flagpole stands on the location of the fort, and a red flag marks the cemetery where the ...
Inhalt
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The Metro Denver Area | 89 |
The Western Plateaus | 127 |
The Grasslands | 245 |
The Great Divide | 337 |
Clever Epitaphs | 451 |
The Author | 477 |
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From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries Linda Wommack Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1998 |
From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries Linda Wommack Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1998 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 452 - As you are now so once was I; As I am now so you must be, Prepare for death and follow me.
Seite xv - How did he play his God-given part? Was he ever ready with a word of good cheer, To bring back a smile, to banish a tear". Not- "What was his church?" Nor "What was his creed?" But- "Had he befriended those really in need? " Mile High and Climbing Not - "What did the sketch in the newspaper say? " But — "How many were sorry when he passed away?
Seite xv - Not— how did he die? But — how did he live? Not — what did he gain? But — what did he give? These are the units To measure the worth Of a man as a man Regardless of birth. Not — what was his station But — had he a heart?
Seite xv - How did he Die?" But — "How did he live?" Not — "What did he gain?" But — "What did he give?" These are the units To measure the worth Of a man, as a man, regardless of birth. Not — "What was his station?
Seite 95 - LUKE. History of the gold discoveries on the South Platte River. By Luke Tierney. To which is appended a guide of the route, by Smith & Oaks. Published by the authors. Pacific City, la. Herald office: A. Thomson, printer. 1859. ( [5] -27, 5 p. 8vo.) W CoHi 457 Williams' Muscatine directory, city guide, and business mirror.
Seite 193 - He opened up His golden gate On that heartbreaking day, And with His arms around you, You gently slipped away. It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone, A part of us went with you, The day God called you home.
Seite 248 - Glanynwr, in line with a high and very conspicuous house (Bryntirion) on the top of the hill on the west side of the bay. "The mark for crossing...
Seite 453 - Here lie the remains of DC Oakes, Who was the starter of this damned hoax...