Local History Photo Archive
The Eagle Valley Library District and the Eagle County Historical Society work together to bring you thousands of photographs, artifacts, and many other items from historical Eagle County and the surrounding areas on the Western Slope.
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- Holy Cross City
- A view of Holy Cross City, taken in the 1890s. A building is visible on the left. Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy Cross City, the Holy Cross Mill, and the Treasure Vault Mill. The town was abandoned in the late-1880s, but was revived for a short period in the 1890s. Today, only a small number of buildings remain.
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- Holy Cross City Post Office
- The post office at Holy Cross City. Four individuals are pictured in the photograph, one standing in the snow on the left, one standing on the stairs, one in front of the door to the post office, and one on horseback on the right. Holy Cross City was a short-lived mining camp located in what is today the Holy Cross Wilderness. A mining camp in the Holy Cross Mining District, Holy Cross City reached a population of 300 between 1881 and 1883. The town included a post office, two general stores, saloon, assay office and hotel, called the Timberline Hotel. There were reportedly two mills in operation at Holy Cross City, the Holy Cross Mill, and the Treasure Vault Mill. The town was abandoned in the late-1880s, but was revived for a short period in the 1890s. Today, only a small number of buildings remain.
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- Holy Cross Garage fire
- The front of the Holy Cross Garage in flames on March 21, 1963. Eagle Valley Enterprise, March 21, 1963 p.1: "An historic landmark in Red Cliff was burned to the ground and an adjoining building destroyed in a blaze early this morning and two young men are being quesioned in connection with a reported break in at the garage. The Holy Cross Garage and adjoining house, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Owen went up in smoke. The residence was just remodeled and Owens had planned to live there. Owens had also just opened the garage as an automotive repair shop. Both buildings were formerly owned by Mickey Walsh of Grand Junction. Mrs. Owen told Sheriff Jim Seabry that it had been noticed that a door on the garage had been broken into."
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- Holy Cross Garage tow truck
- The Ford tow truck from the Holy Cross Garage in Red Cliff, with car in tow. The Walsh family owned the garage.