Unknown person reads a history of Parrot City, Colorado; John Moss; as well as place names of southwestern Colorado written by Talcott, Stan, 1975, 2006 August 10

Item

Identifier: MPL19

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Abstract

Unknown person reads a piece written by Stan Talcott about Parrot City and its founder, John Moss. Also read is an August 19, 1974 article by Stan Talcott that ran in the Cortez Journal specifically about John Moss(1839-1880). Also read is a short essay by Stan Talcott titled "Places and Names" about the origins of many of the names in Southwestern Colorado. Unknown person then reads a short piece from A History of Montezuma County by Ira Freeman about George Bauer.

Dates

1975
Digitization: 2006 August 10

Creator

Talcott, Stan (Person)

Digital Repository

Unknown person reads a history of Parrot City, Colorado; John Moss; as well as place names of southwestern Colorado written by Talcott, Stan

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http://mancos.lib.co.usCopyright to this resource is held by the Mancos Public Library and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the Mancos Public Library.

Extent

1 Items ; 19 minutes, 30 seconds

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

Topics discussed: Parrot City -- Montezuama and La Plata County -- Colorado -- Prospecting -- Gold Rush -- Boom and bust town -- Founder; Trappers -- Mining -- Parrot City -- Railroads -- Native Americans -- Social relations; Place names -- Origins -- Southwest Colorado; Early Mancos business man -- Banking -- Merchandising -- Resevoirs -- Creation of