Around Granby (Images of America) - Softcover

Hamilton, Penny Rafferty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467130451 ISBN 13: 9781467130455

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2013

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The area around Granby was developed in the late 1800s and today remains true to the "Spirit of the West." It once was the Utes' summer hunting ground and was shared by fur trappers and mountain men in the winters. Later, prospectors came to Lulu City and mined for gold while loggers and homesteaders built schools and churches, forming the towns of Monarch, Selak, and Coulter. In 1905, the Moffat Railroad created a new town, putting Granby on the map. Dependable railroad access allowed ranches and businesses to thrive. The Victory Highway offered motorcars a route through the Arapaho National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park, bringing tourism to dude ranches, where guests wanted to be cowboys. After World War II, the completion of the massive Colorado-Big Thompson Water Project changed the landscape when Lake Granby buried ranches and the Lindbergh airstrip. Soon, locals discovered "white gold" when skiing and winter sports expanded the four-season, mountain-resort community.

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The Grand County Historical Association preserves Granby's proud heritage. Dr. Penny Rafferty Hamilton, an award-winning writer and photographer, partnered with the historical association to create this book. Around Granby uses photographs gathered nationwide from archival sources, private donors, and the author's portfolio--some of these images have never before been published.

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• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1467130451
• ISBN 13: 9781467130455
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 127
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