Legacy of the frontier : day trips to historic sites that shaped the West / Deborah Erickson ; photography by Deborah Erickson ; original artwork by Paula Oesterling.
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TextPublisher: Denver, Colo. : Outskirts Press, Inc.Copyright date: ©2009Description: 93 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- General
- 9781432743161 (pbk.)
- 1432743163 (pbk.)
- Historic sites -- West (U.S.) -- Guidebooks
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colo.) -- Guidebooks
- Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (Colo.) -- Guidebooks
- Georgetown (Colo.) -- Guidebooks
- Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.) -- Guidebooks
- Chimney Rock National Historic Site (Neb.) -- Guidebooks
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.) -- Guidebooks
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
- West (U.S.) -- Guidebooks
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- F595.3 .E75 2009
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John Tomay Memorial Library | Colorado History | CO HIST 917.80 ERI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3GTPL00080098X |
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| CO HIST 818.4 JAC Westward to a high mountain : the Colorado writings of Helen Hunt Jackson / | CO HIST 910.46 PRI Victorian visitors at the Hotel de Paris in Georgetown, Colorado / | CO HIST 911.78 NOE Colorado : a historical atlas / | CO HIST 917.80 ERI Legacy of the frontier : day trips to historic sites that shaped the West / | CO HIST 917.88 CAU Colorado's best : the essential guide to favorite places | CO HIST 917.88 COL Colorado ghost town and mining camp guide; campground directory, jeep and hiking trails, maps, town sites, brief histories, rail, stage, wagon roads. | CO HIST 917.88 FIE The complete guide to Colorado's wilderness areas |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93).
Introduction: Let's hit the road! -- Map: Locations of the historic sites -- Ch. 1. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado : Along the Santa Fe Trail, 1825-1846 ; Side trip: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site near Eads, Colorado -- Ch. 2. Georgetown, Colorado : In search of gold and silver, 1849-1900 ; Side trip: Phoenix Gold Mine, Idaho Springs, Colorado ; Side trip: Visit the past in Denver, Colorado -- Ch. 3. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska : The Oregon Trail, 1790-1869 ; Side trip: Chimney Rock National Historic Site near Scotsbluff, Nebraska -- Ch. 4. Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming : Protecting the West, 1849-1890 ; Side trip: Oregon Trail wagon ruts and Register Cliff, Guernsey, Wyoming -- Continuing the journey.
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