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Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
LOCAL HISTORICAL LORE Apache Creek Settlers 1877 - Part I of VII The Colorado Chieftain Weekly published an article by an unidentified author in the December 29, 1877 issue about the Apache Valley.
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Apache Schoolhouse Courtesy Photo

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Apache Schools - Part II of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Pope/Apache/Apache East/Apache-Ute Huerfano County District 26 1889 – 1948 Around 1920, District 26 built a ‘fine brick building’. Apache was now able to offer the first two years of high school, through the 10th Grade. Students either quit or attended the high school in Rye or Walsenburg.
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Apache - Part IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Apache - Part IV Prohibition brought law enforcement officers into the Apache Valley. Irwin Thacker remembers, “The federal men were around a lot, looking for stills in the area. My father made homemade beer, but they were looking for moonshine, or ‘White Lightning,’ as we called it.
Apache Post Office remains Photo Courtesy of Neppie Williams

Apache Post Office remains Photo Courtesy of Neppie Williams

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Apache - Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Old Apache - 1878 - 1882 The first post office called Apache opened on May 31, 1878. A small, substantial building, it had port-type “holes used to shoot Indians through”. This Apache was an agricultural community.
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Apache - Part II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Early Huerfano County The Territory of Colorado was established in 1861. Huerfano County boundaries were based on the Vigil St. Vrain Mexican land grant encompassing the entire Huerfano River watershed and much of what is now southern Pueblo County. Vigil St.
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Apache - Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The area referred to Apache has long been linked by families, community and schools with the Rye area and what is now Colorado City. Apache Not one community, Apache is more of a district about 40 miles south of Pueblo along the Pueblo/Huerfano county line.
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Fred and Pam Thacker - 1987 Reunion Courtesy Photo

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The Thacker Family - Part IV of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Irvin Earl Thacker (continued) Irvin kept the land at Apache, but the family moved into Rye on what is now Maple Drive. It was easier for the children to get to school, but harder for Irvin to keep the ranch on ‘the flats’ going. Madelyne worked at the State Hospital with Ada Clark.
Irwin and Madelyne May Thacker - 1987 Reunion Courtesy Photo

Irwin and Madelyne May Thacker - 1987 Reunion Courtesy Photo

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The Thacker Family - Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Irvin Earl Thacker Irvin was born in Pueblo in 1923, the second son of Edgar and Stella Meyer Thacker. He attended the Apache School and graduated from Rye High School in 1940. He married Madelyne Louise May in 1944. She grew up on Table Mountain and had graduated from Rye High School in 1943.
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The Thacker Family - Part II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Edgar Franklin Thacker Edgar Franklin married Stella Emma Meyer in 1917. She was two years older than Edgar and was born in Chicago. The newlyweds lived in Seminary, Illinois where Edgar worked for his father. Sometime in late 1920 or early 1921, Edgar and Stella joined his brothers in Colorado.
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