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Early San Juan County

By: LaVerne Tate,San Juan County Historical Society

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Early San Juan County

By: LaVerne Tate,San Juan County Historical Society

San Juan County was established in 1880 following the famous winter trek and steep descent through the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail to Bluff, Utah. Behind the settlement of this community by the San Juan River is a story of tenacity, determination, and hardship. The Hole-in-the-Rock was a sandstone crevice discovered fortuitously by pioneers when a wild ram escaped its pursuers and descended to the river by that route. After blasting, building up the grade, and lowering by ropes, the wagon train finally emerged through the crevice to the river below and finished the last difficult miles into Bluff. Miner and photographer Charles Goodman documented the early days of San Juan County, from the production of bricks and molasses to the establishment of Bluff Oil Company, and many of his unique images, dating from 1892 to 1913, are included in this volume.

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1439620172

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Mines Around Silverton

By: Karen A. Vendl and Mark A. Vendl with the San Juan County Historical Society

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Mines Around Silverton

By: Karen A. Vendl and Mark A. Vendl with the San Juan County Historical Society

Silverton is located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, which have been described by H.H. Bancroft as "the wildest and most inaccessible region of Colorado, if not North America." The region has a long and colorful mining history, dating back to the Spanish exploration of the area in the 18th century. For the past 250 years, men have sought gold and silver in these mountains. However, full-scale mining did not begin until the 1870s, and for more than a century, mining was the lifeblood of Silverton and the surrounding area. The San Juan Mountains have been called one of the four great mining areas of Colorado, in a state known for its mining heritage. This is not only the story of the mines but also of the men and women who worked and lived in these rugged mountains.

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1467132861

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9781467132862

Friday Harbor

By: Mike Vouri,Julia Vouri,San Juan Historical Society and Museum

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Friday Harbor

By: Mike Vouri,Julia Vouri,San Juan Historical Society and Museum

When Friday Harbor, Washington, was incorporated in 1909, some wanted the town's name changed. In a misunderstanding, the British had named it in 1858 for a shepherd named "Friday," who thought they were making introductions, not asking the name of the sheltered bay where he minded sheep. But the name stuck. As with many of the young state's small port towns, timber, salmon fishing, and farming fueled Friday Harbor's early economy. However, by midcentury, the lumber mill was gone, the introduction of irrigation in Central Washington swamped fresh produce markets, and the fish and pea canneries were shut down. Life slowed and some left, but in being passed by--until tourism caught on in the late 1970s--the town (and island) developed a unique sense of community that survives to this day.

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0738558699

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9780738558691

Friday Harbor

By: Mike Vouri,Julia Vouri,San Juan Historical Society and Museum

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By: Mike Vouri,Julia Vouri,San Juan Historical Society and Museum

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San Juan Island

By: Mike Vouri,Julia Vouri,San Juan Historical Society

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San Juan Island

By: Mike Vouri,Julia Vouri,San Juan Historical Society

With sheltered harbors, open prairies, and secluded woodlands, San Juan Island has been a magnet for human habitation for thousands of years. Salmon runs and rich soil promised not only an abundant food source but also a good living for those willing to work hard. But it was not until the islands became the focus of an international boundary dispute between Great Britain and the United States in the late 1850s that San Juan Island drew the attention of Europeans and Americans. These newcomers watched how Coast Salish and Northwest Coast peoples harvested natural resources and adapted their techniques. Settlers and Indians sometimes intermarried, and many of their descendants remain to this day. San Juan Islanders of all generations have worked hard to preserve their home, thus maintaining a sense of place that is as evident today as it was when the first canoes came ashore.

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1439640467

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Mines Around Silverton

By: Karen A. Vendl,San Juan County Historical Society,Mark A. Vendl

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By: Karen A. Vendl,San Juan County Historical Society,Mark A. Vendl

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1531677320

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San Juan Capistrano

By: Pamela Hallan-Gibson,Don Tryon,Mary Ellen Tryon,San Juan Capistrano Historical Society

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San Juan Capistrano

By: Pamela Hallan-Gibson,Don Tryon,Mary Ellen Tryon,San Juan Capistrano Historical Society

The legendary swallows arent the only annual returnees to San Juan Capistrano. The great coastal mission draws more than 500,000 visitors a year into the southern reaches of Orange County. The most famous of all the missions in the California system established in the 18th century by Franciscan friar Junipero Serra, Mission San Juan Capistrano still contains the Serra Chapel, the oldest church in California, and the only building still standing where the good padre celebrated mass. But San Juan Capistrano is more than its well-known mission. Its epic story encompasses the rancho days and land barons, California statehood, the arrival of the San Diego Freeway in 1958, city incorporation in 1961, and recent growth from 10,000 residents in 1974 to 34,000 in 2004.

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1439630984

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San Anselmo

By: Judy Coy,The San Anselmo Historical Society

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San Anselmo

By: Judy Coy,The San Anselmo Historical Society

San Anselmo has been a crossroads if not a center of activity from the days when the Coast Miwok inhabited the valley and fished the fresh waters of the creek. Red Hill, a town landmark, was the meeting point of three 1840s Mexican land grants. The rancho days had come to an end by 1875, when the North Pacific Coast Railroad completed its line, with its tracks branching east and west at San Anselmo. Railroad officials encouraged real estate activity, but it was not until the San Francisco Theological Seminary was completed in 1892 that the town began to grow. Incorporation followed in 1907, after refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire built permanent homes. The population grew in the years following World War II, but San Anselmo has remained a small, family town.

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0738596892

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San Juan

By: Roseann Bacha-Garza

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San Juan

By: Roseann Bacha-Garza

In 1904, when the railroad completed its expansion westward from Brownsville through the Rio Grande Valley, small towns were aligning the tracks. Rich, fertile valley territory was attractive to new settlers during the early 1900s, and land developers promoted a place where one could buy a piece of the American dream. Around the same time, immigrants from south of the border were arriving with dreams of starting a new life away from the tumult of the Mexican Revolution. Situated at the crossroads of both rail and roadways, San Juan was the optimal place to settle. Rapid agricultural growth had in turn fostered community growth. As San Juan celebrates 100 years of vitality, this book reflects and recalls why this city was known as the "friendly city in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley.

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Book's by San Juan County Historical Society

Early San Juan County

Early San Juan County

Mines Around Silverton

Mines Around Silverton

Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor

San Juan Island

San Juan Island

Mines Around Silverton

Mines Around Silverton

San Juan Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano

San Anselmo

San Anselmo

San Juan

San Juan

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