Early Glenwood Springs (Images of America) - Softcover

Hines, Cynthia; The Frontier Historical Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467132977 ISBN 13: 9781467132978

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2015

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Originally planned as the town of Defiance, Glenwood Springs was renamed for its natural hot springs along the banks of the Colorado River and for Glenwood, Iowa, the hometown of Isaac Cooper. In the early 1880s, Cooper had the vision of a spa resort here but not the finances to turn his dream into a reality. He sold out to Walter Devereux and his investors, who saw the construction of the Hot Springs Pool, Hotel Colorado, and Vapor Caves completed. Once railroads arrived in 1887, Glenwood Springs became a playground for wealthy travelers who sought out the hot springs as well as other recreational opportunities, such as hunting, fishing, hiking, and horseback riding. With beautiful scenery, caves to explore, and community festivals, visitors today sustain Glenwood's economy. Located at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers, our community has also served as a retail hub for the surrounding area from the 1880s to the present.

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Author Cynthia Hines has selected images from the substantial photographic collection of the Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs, along with stories from its archives, to create this pictorial history of the "Spa in the Rockies."

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• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1467132977
• ISBN 13: 9781467132978
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128