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Duchess of Weaselskin
Bayfield, Colorado - Have you ever wondered what makes "golden ponds?" Could it be the Fall of the Golden Aspen leaves found floating on top as seen in the photo on the left at Weaselskin pond, in the San Juan mountains at the north end of Vallecito Reservoir, Southwest Colorado? You can view more of the Fall colors around Vallecito on our Google+ site or our Picasa Web Album 2011 Fall Colors of SW Colorado! Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg (Germany)
Thanks, Joel, for sending us this unbelievable detail of miniature trains, cars, boats, cities, landscapes of a Miniatur Wunderland. The image video of Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, the largest model railway in the world and one of the most successful permanent exhibitions in Germany. Highland School District No. 83
Woods County, Oklahoma - Thanks to Scot for sharing this excerpt of the Woods county Genealogists, Vol. VI, Numbers I and II concerning the 1st school in Woods County, Oklahoma. |
This Day In History (October 17)
America - On this day in history, October 17, 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Capone was found guilty of 23 counts contained in two indictments brought against by the Federal Government for income tax evasion from 1924 to 1929. He was released in 1939. Go to Article Joseph Hurt Family Home
Chester, Oklahoma - Back in July, 2001 we ran an article showing the old homestead of the Joseph Hurt family home north and east of Chester, Oklahoma and west of the Orion cemetery a few miles. The photo on the left was sent to us by Alice Shook and Dolly Barr of the Joseph Hurt Homestead. W. E. Eutsler Grocery (Alva, OK)
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NW Okie's Corner
Bayfield, CO - "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." - Unknown Author. Chester Oklahoma
Chester, Oklahoma - The following was taken from the last page of the "Chester Centennial 1895-1995."
"The tree sketched on the back cover of the Chester Centennial 1895-1995 book symbolizes the many cottonwood trees that dominated the area around Chester. These massive trees radiated from the corners to the west, east and south. History of the Post Office
America - According to the "Chester (Oklahoma) Centennial 1895-1995" compiled in April 1995, the beginning of the current postal system started on the East Coast in the late 1600's. It was another fifty (50) years before postal service reached the South. |
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