Traipsin’, tradin’ and explorin’
Santa Fe merchant Antonio Armijo is credited with making the first trip over what we remember as the Old Spanish Trail from New Mexico...
Traipsin’, tradin’ and explorin’
Last week in the latest of my series of columns describing the earliest explorers to visit the Pagosa Hot Springs, we featured Capt. John...
The good and the bad of the hot springs
The editor of Pagosa Springs’ first newspaper, D.L. Egger, wasted no time in promoting the Pagosa Hot Springs.
The full version of this story is...
Taking a look at booming year of 1901
Most of the businesses in Pagosa Springs during the booming year of 1901 were located in what is now known as the “Old Town”...
Hot water, hot springs and high hopes
One of the best-loved stories buried in Pagosa Country history tells of a knife fight between Albert Pfeiffer and a huge Navajo brave for...
Grant roundtable set for tomorrow
By Margaret Gallegos
Special to The PREVIEW
Love a historic property? Need a grant to help preserve it? Join outreach specialists from the History Colorado State...
The ‘greatest health resort in the world’
I’ve been writing for several weeks about the early days of the Great Pagosa Hot Springs.
Last week, I quoted from an article in an...
A new understanding of old-timers
This week I’m weaving a little history of my personal life into my column. I’ll be 83 in March and have camped out in...
Country schools and city water
Many of Pagosa Country’s early residents maintained a ranch in the country and a home in town.
This arrangement was especially favorable for families with...
Historical Society meeting set for Sunday
The San Juan Historical Society will hold its regular meeting on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the...
