Friday, July 26, 2013

Life is Good

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This has been the best summer in forever. It rained more than once. My first trip to Seattle (6 days) was fantastic. I walked for miles with...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Bonbright Street

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     Included in the second group of investors brought in by J. J. Hagerman was William P. Bonbright. This connection, like the connection w...
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The Streets of Carlsbad - Mermod Street

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Land speculation in the 1890s is the main reason for the development of Eddy/Carlsbad. To develop land in the desert, it was necessary to ...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Tracy Place

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Francis Gallatin Tracy, Sr. R ecruited by his uncle, Joseph Stevens, Francis Gallatin Tracy, Sr. came west to inspect and invest in th...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Stevens Street

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Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders 1889       One of the most interesting of the early investors in the Pecos Valley was Joseph Sampso...
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Sunday, November 18, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Greene Street

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The view from the southwest corner of Greene and Main Streets during the flood of 1893. Photo courtesy of nearlovingsbend.net        ...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Hagerman Street

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James John Hagerman Many of the streets in our town are name after people who came before us. They were developers, capitalists, and vi...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Eddy Street

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Charles B. Eddy in trimmed beard plaid bowtie, top-buttoned coat. Eddy was the original La Huerta ranch owner and project promoter. ...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Tansill Street

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Robert Weems Tansill When the Pecos Land and Ditch Company formed in 1887, the first investors were cattlemen.   The drought of 1885 an...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

The Streets of Carlsbad - Canal Street

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View Southward from the Alonzo Luckey tower at 206. N. Canyon; Second section of Hagerman Hotel completed, National Bank Building on Ca...