Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 100, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 16, 2001 Page: 34 of 38
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Did You Know...
COLORADO—Ranchers along a four-mile
stretch of the San Luis Valley are still getting their
water from an irrigation ditch built almost 150
years ago. Colonists built the San Luis People’s
Ditch in 1852. Today, it is Colorado’s oldest
continuously used irrigation system.
MONTANA—Frontier Town is a full-size
replica of an Old West town near Helena <• op.
25,780). John Quigley single-handedly created
buildings for the town for 33 years before his
death in 1979, erecting structures including a
church, general store, restaurant, and brewery.
More than l,400 species of plants have been
found in Glacier National Park—including 28
species found nowhere else in Montana.
NEW MEXICO —The El Rancho Hotel
near Gallup (pop. 20,209) was built in 1937
by R.E. ‘Griff’ Griffith, brother of the famed
film producer D,W. Griffith. Stars who stayed
there while shooting on location included Alan
Ladd, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, and
Ronald Reagan.
O K LA H O M A—Children can try their hand
at careers that interest them—fireman, judge,
television anchor—at the Jasmine Morgan
. Children’s Museum in Seminole (pop. 6,899). The
museum features a small "town” where kids can
learn about many different professions by filling
the jobs for a while.
TEXAS—Residents of Nacogdoches (pop.
29,914) staged three revolutions—in 1812,
1819, and 1826-27—in their efforts to create a
country independent of Mexico. Texas declared
itself an independent nation in 1836 and joined
the United States in 1845.
Weatherford (pop. 19,000) may be a fair piece
from Neverland, but Peter Pan watches over it
anyway. The life-size statue of the boy who never
grew up is a salute to actress Mary Martin, the
Weatherford native who was known for the role
on Broadway and film.
WYOMING—Hundreds of small stone quar-
ries stretching more than 100 miles can be found
near Hartville (pop. 76). Early pioneers believed
the holes were places where Spanish explorers
mined gold. They were actually left by American
Indians, who mined the area for thousands of years
seeking material for their arrowheads. ^
Compiled by Mary Angell of Cheyenne. Wyo.
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 100, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 16, 2001, newspaper, December 16, 2001; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789062/m1/34/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.