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121) McCoy Cemetery Road
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A volunteer work crew with horse teams grade the McCoy Cemetery Road. The road is a steep switchback, difficult in mud season.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
122) Ralph V. Rhoads
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Marker for: Ralph V. Rhoads, 1880--1953, in the McCoy Cemetery. Flowers and ribbon are engraved around the marker.
123) Kirby house
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Ronald Kirby log house, built in 1924 at McCoy. Decorated with antlers.
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"The Panting house and family in 1923: Emma, Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Panting, Myrtle, the four younger children in front are: Harry, Ruth, Mabel and Jim. The home of the Panting family for approximately thirty years, it was recently razed by Mr. Dudy who made use of the salvaged material. The lower floor of the house was probably built by Merritt Rhodes but the Pantings added on the upper story. The original Buffington Homestead cabin located in...
125) McCoy 1975
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A view of McCoy and McCoy Lane in 1973 or 1975 [both dates are on the photo] taken from the same spot as 1992.004A.084. The street is still unpaved and the major buildings (barns, McCoy Hotel) are gone. Vegetation has grown, hiding the bridge over Rock Creek.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
126) Waterwheel Ranch
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Waterwheel Ranch, McCoy, Colorado, owned by John D. Comer. The house was builit in 1909.
127) Louise Branson
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Marker for: "Louise Branson, husband Charlie, her daughters Elsie Marie, Charlene, Karen," in the McCoy Cemetery. An owl is engraved at the left of the marker.
128) Tom Wohler
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"Tom Wohler standing in front of his barn in 1912. The Wohler ranch had a first class set of ranch buildings and fences that Tom kept in good repair until a year or so before he passed away." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 131
"Fritz, Tom and Sarah Wohler came to Colorado from Pennsylvania in 1876 and settled at Leadville for 18 years. Tom was shift boss at the Johnny Mine and Sarah had a dress shop. They were married in Leadville in 1883.
In 1895 Tom and...
129) Louis R. Adams
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Marker for: "Louis R. Adams, Aug. 3, 1913--Mar. 28, 2003," in the McCoy Cemetery. A mountain scene is at the top of the marker. An open book with a cross is engraved at center.
130) Concord mail stage
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"At the time the mail route was still run by way of the McCoy ferry, Whipple purchased two Concord stages from a mail contractor in Oklahoma. The double-decker coaches were slung on heavy leather straps instead of strings. They could carry fifteen to twenty passengers as the above picture shows. The stage route came into being from Wolcott in 1887 and continued to operate for the next twenty years or more." -- The Gates Genealogy
131) Arthur Horn
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Closeup of the marker for: "Arthur Horn, 1882--1934," in the McCoy Cemetery. The name piece is embedded in concrete, surrounded by native rock.
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"Homecoming Day at McCoy, June 15, 1975. Of the 225 who attended, a good many had left shortly before the picture was taken by Tom Sherwood." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.338
The photo has been name indexed and is available at the Eagle Public Library Local History Department. ...
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Shared marker for: "Shue, Frances Charlotte, Aug. 16, 1926-- ; John Franklin, May 25, 1922--Feb. 28, 2006," in the McCoy Cemetery. An open book is engraved at center of the marker with "Holy Bible" engraved on its pages. Below that, the inscription reads: "Married Oct. 3, 1944. Be ready when he comes."
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Shared marker for: "Hudson, son William Finley, 1892--1921; mother Eleanor Meek, 1860--1926," in the McCoy Cemetery.
135) North McCoy
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Looking north from McCoy Lane, with Rock Creek flowing through the tree line in the background. There are several log buildings, including a barn at midground. In front of the barn is a root cellar in the embankment.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
136) Norman Paul Schlegel
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Metal mortuary marker for: "Normal P. Schlegel, 1917--1969," in the McCoy Cemetery. At wreath is embossed at the top of the marker.
137) Thomas Edward Shue
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Marker for: "Rose of goodness, poet, Shue, Thomas Edward, June 11, 1924--Feb. 4, 1982, Beloved husband of Gertrude, father of Sheena, Sharron, Molly," in the McCoy Cemetery. A rose is engraved at the top of the marker.
138) McCoy Hotel
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"The McCoy Hotel as it appeared when Charles H. 'Daddy' McCoy was operating it in 1904. The photo was taken looking south west. The east end of the building was the kitchen and dining room, the lobby, Post Office and the McCoys living quarters in the center while the west end was mostly guest rooms and a large hall for community gatherings, dances, etc. In later years the ground floor was converted into a store. The man feeding the cub bear is...
140) Elizabeth E. Bedell
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Marker for: "Elizabeth E. Bedell, In loving memory from her friends & family, Apr. 21, 1888--Nov. 23, 1977," in the McCoy Cemetery. A cross is engraved at the top of the marker, a star is engraved at the bottom.
