Cowtown Memories
by Brenda Kean
Title
Cowtown Memories
Artist
Brenda Kean
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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The town od Durango was founded in September 1881 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) to serve the San Juan mining district. The D&RG chose a site south of Animas City for its depot after Animas City refused to pay a dowry to the D&RG. The city is named after Durango, Mexico, which was named after Durango, Spain. The word Durango originates from the Basque word "urango" meaning "water town".
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