Beyond the Great Divide

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Abbott Fay, Colorado's noted historian and author of I Never Knew That About Colorado, shares 101 unique stories of places and people during Western Colorado's early days. Did you know...-- Several explorers claimed a wooden sailing ship was found near Red Cliff in 1879 stuck in ice in a cave filled with crystals and gold?-- Delta women went on strike in the 1880s, refusing to cook evening meals until sidewalks were built and streets paved?-- Silverton sprouted the first nationally recognized cowboy band in 1885?-- In 1885, elephants pushed a train over Boreas Pass -- the world's highest railroad crossing? Plus ninety-six other amazing stories . . .