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<br> [[Image:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG|File:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG]]<br> | <br> [[Image:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG|File:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG]]<br> | ||
'''Route map for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad''' | '''Route map for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad''' | ||
Settlers | == Settlers and Stations == | ||
Settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the railroads provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks. <br> | |||
The principal repository for the records of the D and RGW is [[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]], formerly called the Colorado Historical Society. Other repositories that have some records about this rail line are the Utah State Historical Society, the Pikes Peak library, Colorado College, and Fort Lewis College. <br> | === Depots and Stations (Partial List) === | ||
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'''Colorado'''<br> Denver <br> Alamo<br> Alamosa<br> Anthracite<br> Antonito<br> Aspen<br> Baldwin<br> Blende<br> Bond<br> Boncarbo<br> Calumet<br> Canon City<br> Capers<br> Carbon Junction Castle Rock<br> Castleton<br> Coal Creek<br> Colorado Springs<br> Craig<br> Creede Crested Butte<br> Cuchara Junction<br> Delta <br> Dotsero<br> Douglas<br> Durango<br> Engleville <br> Englewood<br> Energy<br> Florence <br> Fort Logan<br> Gato<br> Glenwood Springs<br> Grand Junction<br> Gunnison<br> Hathaway<br> Hitchens<br> Ibex<br> Kubler<br> La Veta<br> Lake City<br> Leadville<br> Lehigh<br> Mayne<br> Mesa Verde<br> Minnequa<br> Monson<br> Montrose<br> Mustang<br> Newcomb<br> Oak Creek<br> Ojo<br> Oliver<br> Orestod<br> Orient<br> Ouray<br> Manitou<br> Pagosa Springs<br> Pandora<br> Parkdale<br> Parlin<br> Pictou<br> Pueblo<br> Quartz<br> Rouse<br> Salida<br> Sapinero<br> Silverton<br> Somerset<br> Tropic<br> Vasquez <br> Villa Grove<br> Walsenburg<br> Winter Park<br> | |||
'''New Mexico'''<br> Santa Fe<br> Chama<br> Farmington <br> Gallinas<br> La Madera<br> Lumberton<br> Taos Junction<br> Tierra Amarilla | |||
<br> '''Utah'''<br> Salt Lake City<br> Ogden<br> Soldier Summit | |||
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== Record Locations == | |||
The principal repository for the records of the D and RGW is [[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]], formerly called the Colorado Historical Society. Other repositories that have some records about this rail line are the Utah State Historical Society, the Pikes Peak library, Colorado College, and Fort Lewis College. <br> | |||
== Colorado Historical Records<br> == | == Colorado Historical Records<br> == | ||