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Pierson, WM Stine, Dolly Courtesy Photo

Pierson, WM Stine, Dolly Courtesy Photo

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William Maillard Pierson IV of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
In April of 1863, a detachment of the First Colorado Cavalry captured two men, Hank Way and the severely wounded John Reilly. John Reilly was a southern sympathizer employed by J.B. Doyle.
Ft Garland 1879 Courtesy Photo

Ft Garland 1879 Courtesy Photo

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William Maillard Pierson III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
In June of 1862, a United State Mail Rider, George Austin, was robbed on his way from Cucharas, (a small community at the base of the Spanish Peaks), to Fort Garland with 30-pounds of mail. He was stopped by Confederates, who took his horse, saddle, revolver and mail.
Two story creamery behind Clarence Duprez Lewis and Mahlon Little Courtesy Photo

Two story creamery behind Clarence Duprez Lewis and Mahlon Little Courtesy Photo

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William M Pierson II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
A large tract known as the Greenhorn country, extended from the present limits of Huerfano County to the St. Charles River near Pueblo, and was added to Pueblo County.
Hicklin Home Courtesy Photo

Hicklin Home Courtesy Photo

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William M Pierson I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Pueblo, while not a representative Western town in these respects, yet in its early days presented some curious combinations, most of them growing out of the heterogeneous human mixture that attempted to form a settlement.
James Benton Grant Courtesy Photo

James Benton Grant Courtesy Photo

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Colorado in the Civil War

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
On February 28, 1861, the Colorado Territory was established.In March of 1861, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th President of the United States; and the 11-state confederacy was formed. The Colorado Territory was not strategically important in the Civil War.
The Frenchmen of Butte Valley - Part III of III

The Frenchmen of Butte Valley - Part III of III

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The Frenchmen of Butte Valley - Part III of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
LOCAL HISTORICAL LOREThe Frenchmen of Butte Valley - Part III of IIIOfficers Quarters Ft Union 1870’sThe two ragged, but heavily armed survivors of the Reynolds gang arrived at Butte Valley. The men purchased $55 worth of goods and continued on their way.
Felipe Espinosa Courtesy Photo

Felipe Espinosa Courtesy Photo

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The Frenchmen of Butte Valley - Part lI of lll

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
By the fall of 1861, or the spring of 1862, depending on the source; the Frenchman determined the water supply was insufficient at Hardscrabble and relinquished their claims to a man named Vicroy. They moved further south to farm near the settlement of Butte Valley.
Margaret Briggs Courtesy Photo

Margaret Briggs Courtesy Photo

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The George William May Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Although members of this family moved in, and out of the Rye area; one of the children married into a long-time local family and recorded the area’s history.George was born in 1899, in Missouri, the oldest son and third child of Amos and Sophenia Morrow May.
Baver-Li-Lodge Fairview Courtesy Photo

Baver-Li-Lodge Fairview Courtesy Photo

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History of the Valley

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
LOCAL HISTORICAL LOREThe Augusta-Keating High Country Homestead District - Part II of IIIn 1890, Edwin Drake was appointed the first postmaster of Augusta. The mail came to Augusta through a few different circuitous routes, until the post office was closed in 1902.
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