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Welcome to Angora Lookout

Years before there was an established lookout, Forest Service fire spotters used Angora Ridge to watch for blazes in the Tahoe Basin forests. Prior to this lookout being built, wildfires burned...

Years before there was an established lookout, Forest Service fire spotters used Angora Ridge to watch for blazes in the Tahoe Basin forests. Prior to this lookout being built, wildfires...

    Georgetown Firehouse and Tower

    ALPINE HOSE NO. 2 Firehouse and Tower 1875/1880 This building is the principal visual and historical symbol of Georgetown.It embodies the rich history of theGeorgetown Volunteer Fire...

    ALPINE HOSE NO. 2 Firehouse and Tower 1875/1880 This building is the principal visual and historical symbol of Georgetown.It embodies the rich history of theGeorgetown Volunteer...

    • georgetown
    • colorado
    • fire department
    • museum
    • unbroken service
    • intact fabric
    • 72 foot tower

    Melvinia Shields

    "MELVINIA SHIELDS 1844 -- 1938 THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE GRAVE OF MELVINIA 'MATTIE' SHIELDS McGRUDER SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1844. AT AGE 8 SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHIELDS FARM NEAR...

    "MELVINIA SHIELDS 1844 -- 1938 THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE GRAVE OF MELVINIA 'MATTIE' SHIELDS McGRUDER SHE WAS BORN A SLAVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1844. AT AGE 8 SHE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHIELDS FARM...

    • gravestone
    • grave marker
    • grave
    • shields
    • obama

    Going-to-the-Sun- Road

      Denver Airport Time Capsule

      DENVER THE TIME CAPSULE BENEATH THIS STONE IS PLACED THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 2013 IN CELEBRATION OF REACHING THE MIDPOINT OF THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOTEL AND TRANSIT CENTER IS TO BE OPENED...

      DENVER THE TIME CAPSULE BENEATH THIS STONE IS PLACED THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 2013 IN CELEBRATION OF REACHING THE MIDPOINT OF THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOTEL AND TRANSIT CENTER IS TO BE...