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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’,...
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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck occurred, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety...
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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’,...
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Denver & Rio Grande Scenic Line Band members march in curb-hugging lines as they bring up the rear of one of Salida’s many parades. Horse-drawn floats and fire equipment obviously preceded the band. The parade route is eastbound on First Street, almost at its intersection with F Street. To the right of the Union Hotel is an assayer and chemist; Henry’s Place, a saloon, is in the frame building and the sign on the wall advertises Dr. Kilmer’s...
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Real estate appraisal card. 247 E. Sackett Avenue, lots 1-3, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
This building was erected in 1891. The 1893 Sanborn identified this building as the Knox Hotel. By 1898, the building was labeled as "furnished rooms." The 1903-04 city directory listed at least eight lodgers at this address, all of whom worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in such capacities as boilermaker, machinist, hostler, or helper. By 1905-06,...
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Real estate appraisal card. 429 E. 2nd Street, lots 5-6, block 28, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built between 1888 and 1895. Listed in this address in the 1903-04 and 1905-06 city directories was the family of George McLean, a foreman for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. By 1911-12, Salida pioneer Mrs. Nancy Jane Albright (b.1850), the widow of David E. Albright, lived here with two of her sons: Roy C. (b.1886) and Eugene E. (b.1889), both...
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Real estate appraisal card. 222 E. 1st Street, lot 19, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built prior to 1886. The 1927-28 city directory indicates that Hays B. Gibson, a foreman with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here. Gibson was also listed here in 1930-31. By 1951, this was the home of Mrs. F.A. Meinke. Ralph and Wilma Sweet Jived here in 1961.
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Real estate appraisal card. 236 D Street, lots 9-10, block 30, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built before 1886, based on the Sanborn Map of that date. Members of the Furniss family were living here in 1903-04 and still owned the house in 1922. In 1903, William and Margurite Furniss lived here with their children: Thomas, John E., William, George F., and Clarence. Daughter Margaret joined the family in 1905. William was born in Ireland in...
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Real estate appraisal card. 329 E. Sackett Avenue, lot 6 and part of 7, block 2 in Salida, Colorado.
This dwelling, facing the Arkansas River and the railroad yard, was constructed between 1882 and 1888. Jeremiah O'Connor lived here according to the 1905-06 Salida city directory, where his occupation was listed as foreman. Mr. O'Connor was born in Waterville, Ireland, in 1863 and came to America in 1884, first going to Indianapolis and then Salida....
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Real estate appraisal card. 239 E. Sackett Avenue, lot 4, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was erected before 1886. In 1903-04, Lee Huston, a repairman with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and the family of James H. Huston, a carpenter, lived at this house. Besides carpentry, James was involved with important mining enterprises in the Salida area. He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1840. He served with the 20th Illinois regiment during...
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Real estate appraisal card. 230 E. 1st Street, lots 21 & 22, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
This dwelling was built between 1893 and 1898 according to Sanborn maps. The assessor's 1914 year of construction is not correct. The house has always been addressed 230 E. 1st St.
The 1911-12 city directory lists Eugene A. Hatch at this address. He was an engineer for the D&RG Railroad. Hatch had previously been listed next door at 224 E. St. In 1922-23...
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Real estate appraisal card. 122 Lower (or North) D Street, lots 24-26, block, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built before 1886 based on Sanborn Insurance maps. In 1903, Mrs. Grace Lightner (widow of Harry), lived here and rented rooms to three men who worked for the railroad: John H. Daniels, a switchman; Thomas Foley, a brakeman; and George M. Gerhart, an engineer. Mr. Gerhart was born in Kansas in 1872. Mrs. Lightner continued to rent rooms...
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Real estate appraisal card. 334 E. 2nd Street, lots 22-23, block 24, in Salida, Colorado.
This dwelling was erected between 1898 and 1902. The 1903-04 Salida city directory indicated that Harry H. Neilson, a switchman for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad lived here. By 1911-12, David H. Lewis lived here. He operated a restaurant at 218 Lower F Street. Mrs. Mary Clark, a waitress at the restaurant, roomed here. The 1922-23 city directory...
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Real estate appraisal card. 407 E. 2nd Street, lots 11-13, block 28, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built between 1888 and 1895. The Sweeney family was associated with this home from 1903-04 until at least 1911-12. In 1903, John W. and Elizabeth Sweeney lived here with their children Anna C. (b.1888), William (b.1886) and John L. (b.1893). Helene McClean (b.1893) boarded with the Sweeney family at this address in 1910. John W. Sweeney, a...
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Real estate appraisal card. 133 Lower (or North) D Street, lots 10-13, block 2, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built before 1886, based on Sanborn Insurance maps. In 1903, Salida citizen Charles Lines lived here with his wife, Josephine, and two children. Born in Nashville, Illinois, in 1861, he came to Salida in 1890, after living in St. Louis for four years. He was employed by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad during his entire time in Salida,...
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Real estate appraisal card. 431 E. 1st Street, lots 4-5, block 25, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built in 1904. In 1905-06, the city directory listed the Hamm family at this address. Mrs. Elizabeth W "Binnie" Hamm (b.1845), a widow from Kentucky, lived here with her daughters Elsie E., Margaret M., and Annie R. Hamm. Annie was a cashier at the Golden Rule department store in 1906. The Hamms were still living here in 1910, although Elsie...
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Real estate appraisal card. 325 E. Sackett Avenue, part of lots 7 & 8, block 2, in Salida, Colorado.
This dwelling, facing the Arkansas River and the railroad yard, was constructed between 1888 and 1890. Henry C. Dunham, a canvasser, was listed at this address in the 1903-04 city directory. According to the 1910 manuscript Census returns, Charles H. and Dora E. Hartbaner and their two children lived here. The Hartbaners operated a laundry in the...
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Real estate appraisal card. 319 E. Sackett Avenue, part of lots 8 & 9, block 2, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built between 1882 and 1886. At the time of the 1910 Census, this was the home of Ulysses and Cora Banks and their three sons. Banks was identified as a car repairer with the railroad and the couple were indicated as owners of the residence. Their oldest son, who was fourteen years old, worked as a wood hauler. Mr. Banks was born...
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Real estate appraisal card. 227 E. Sackett Avenue, lots 7 + 1/2 of 8, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built between 1898 and 1904. In 1906, David C. Kern, a carpenter for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived at this house. He was born in Ohio in 1868. His wife, Eva W. Kern, was born in Missouri in 1869. They were married in 1888. The couple had a daughter, Crystal M. Kern, who was born in Kansas in 1893. By 1910, they had moved...
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Real estate appraisal card. 217 E. Sackett Avenue, lots 9 + 1/2 of 8, block 3, in Salida, Colorado.
This house was built between 1898 and 1904. Leo Welch, a machinist with Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here in 1910. He had married Pearl B. Welch in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Welch were both born in Texas in 1879.
By 1920, Thomas and Elizabeth Kennedy, both Canadian-English immigrants, lived at this house. Thomas Kennedy was born in Ship Harbor,...
