Legacy of the frontier : day trips to historic sites that shaped the West / Deborah Erickson ; photography by Deborah Erickson ; original artwork by Paula Oesterling.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Denver, Colo. : Outskirts Press, Inc.Copyright date: ©2009Description: 93 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9781432743161 (pbk.)
  • 1432743163 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 917.80434 22
LOC classification:
  • F595.3 .E75 2009
Contents:
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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Books Books Idaho Springs Public Library ANF CO HIST 917.80 ERI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30404100002276
Books Books John Tomay Memorial Library Colorado History CO HIST 917.80 ERI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3GTPL00080098X

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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