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Post subject: Everybody loves the Yellow Barn but .........
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 4:00 pm
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Did you know the oldest surviving feature on the property is the Civil War Well. Research has suggested that it is the oldest surviving well in Colorado. It was hand dug and completed in 1862. The watering hole served as a popular stopping place on the toll road from Ken Caryl to Conifer and points west. The first post office was established at this historic crossroads in May, 1865 as Hutchinson. The name of the post office was changed to Conifer in 1894.
1. The Civil War Well completed 1862 
2. The Civil War Well with the new five post design 1950s 
3. The Civil War Well in a sorry state earlier last year. 
4. The Civil War Well rebuilt this year in April 
Last edited by YellowBarnPeople on Jun 24, 2012 4:32 pm, edited 2 times in total. |
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Posted: Jun 24, 2012 4:16 pm
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 Oh my, Big Time poster!  Joined: Jun 18, 2002 1:48 pm
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wowowow! Thanks! Looking great!
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Posted: Jun 24, 2012 8:39 pm
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Whoa momma! A top Pinecam poster! Joined: Mar 25, 2009 12:00 pm
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Nicely done!
One note: Ken Caryl Ranch was known as Bradford back then. |
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Posted: Jun 24, 2012 9:42 pm
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Posted: Jun 26, 2012 10:10 am
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Active Pinecam Poster  Joined: May 8, 2010 7:02 am
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Quote: What an excellent restoration! Well Done! Pun intended... 
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Posted: Aug 3, 2012 8:28 pm
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Whoa momma! A top Pinecam poster!  Joined: Oct 22, 2007 9:52 pm
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That's fascinating! love the old photos - kudos to you for restoring it!
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Posted: Aug 3, 2012 8:37 pm
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 Stratospheric Poster! Joined: Feb 15, 2006 2:08 pm
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What a wonderful restoration of a precious artifact.
Now I'll demonstrate my stupidity but I have wondered about this so I'm asking....how exactly does one hand-dig a well? |
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Posted: Aug 3, 2012 9:04 pm
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Oh my, Big Time poster!  Joined: Dec 30, 2007 3:59 pm
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BuyersAgent wrote: What a wonderful restoration of a precious artifact.
Now I'll demonstrate my stupidity but I have wondered about this so I'm asking....how exactly does one hand-dig a well? It is my understanding that it was accomplished with a hole that was dug progressively deeper and the men climbed into it by ladder. The dirt was scooped into buckets and hauled to the surface. If anyone knows more precisely, please chime in here. _________________ What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly. |
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Post subject: You Tube web video hand digging a well
Posted: Aug 3, 2012 9:16 pm
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 Posts pretty often  Joined: Mar 27, 2004 2:23 pm
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Here is a link to several web videos of hand digging a well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liZjT2_T5aM |
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Posted: Aug 3, 2012 10:15 pm
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Stratospheric Poster! Joined: Feb 15, 2006 2:08 pm
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Thank you both! That is truly incredible and adds dimension (so to speak) to the task of drilling the well at Yellow Barn. It must have taken years.
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