On U.S. 40 at milepost 114.5 at County Highway 52, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 40.
Panel 1: Mt. Harris 1914-1958
The Colorado-Utah Coal Company's Harris Mine was opened June 12, 1914 under the direction of George Homer and Bryon Harris. The camp was first named Harris, but later changed, due to another established post . . . — — Map (db m116920) HM
On U.S. 40 at milepost 100.5, on the right when traveling east.
Taylor Grazing Act
It belonged to everyone—and to no one. It was called free land, and both sheepmen and cattle ranchers wanted a piece of it. In this high, dry plateau country where water and grass are scant, cutthroat competition . . . — — Map (db m116922) HM
On U.S. 40 at milepost 100.5, on the right when traveling east.
Between 1859 and 1876, geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden explored privately and for the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories.
His expeditions surveyed nearly all of Colorado, producing accurate maps and atlases, fossils for . . . — — Map (db m116921) HM
On Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 40) just west of 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
A trio of children at play — cowgirl, skier, and, miner — are the triad of our ranching, skiing, and mining heritage. Illustrated by Susan Gill Jackson and sculpted by Sandra Graves, both local artists, the art is a gift to the Steamboat . . . — — Map (db m193126) HM
Near 13th Street (County Road 33) just west of Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west.
Legend has it that three French trappers first noted this unusual spring in the Yampa Valley. The spouting spring, accompanied by a “chugging” sound, reminded them of a steamboat. Henceforth, since the early 1870’s, the trappers, . . . — — Map (db m166689) HM
Near 13th Street (County Road 33) just west of Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.
”Back to their springs, like the rain shall fill them full of refreshment.” —Longfellow The most fragrant of the springs is the Sulphur Spring, with it odiferous sulphur gas, regarded by the native Indian tribes as . . . — — Map (db m155854) HM
Near 13th Street (County Road 33) just west of Lincoln Avenue (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west.
For hundreds of years before the first settlers’ arrival in the valley, the Yampatika Utes enjoyed the beauty and resources of the Yampa Valley for their summer hunting. In the early 1800s, trappers began arriving, calling the area The Big Bend . . . — — Map (db m155800) HM
