Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum

75 years ago: A crew and bulldozer began to conduct grading and dirt work on the lower Piedra timber road, and additional equipment and men were soon to be put on the job.

50 years ago: More than 200 students and area residents gathered at Fort Lewis College for a memorial service held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speeches were given by John F. Reed, FLC President; Paul Pixler, dean of the FLC faculty; and Robert Delaney, chairman of the FLC humanities department.

Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.