Durango (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531645793)

The storied town of Durango is situated on the farmlands of the Ancestral Puebloans, which later became the hunting grounds for the Southern Utes, in the Animas River Valley of southwestern Colorado. Founded in 1880 as the headquarters of the Silverton branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Durango became the supply depot for gold and silver mines up and down the Western Slope. One of the few old-time cowboy towns in Colorado that retains the vibrancy of a self-supporting downtown of hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses, Durango has worked actively to restore and remodel historic buildings. Enhanced by stories of Spanish explorers, miners, settlers, early entrepreneurs, and the desperadoes of Western lore as well as Hollywood myth, Durango has earned a reputation as one of the Rocky Mountains' favorite travel destinations.

Author: Frederic B. Wildfang
ISBN-10: 1531645798
ISBN-13: 9781531645793
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2009
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.90w x 0.60d