This caboose was built in Denver at the Burnham shops in 1886. It is a 17-foot caboose often called a 'crummy'. When new it was DRG 91 as seen on the west side. When it was taken out of service in 1953 it looked like it does on the east side as the . . . — — Map (db m295882) HM
This car was built in 1904 by American Car and Foundry in St. Louis, MO for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. It was one of 350 such cars built. It was built to haul cattle (16) or sheep (40 with double deck) shippers actually loaded much more . . . — — Map (db m295975) HM
Built in Ridgway from a 1926 Model 33 Pierce Arrow Limo 5/4/32 Weighed 14,950 lbs, was about 43 ft long and cost $2584.56 Painted silver in 1936 Sunset herald and centered rear doors in 1940 Modified from 4 door Pierce Arrow to Wayne . . . — — Map (db m295799) HM
History of Ridgway The San Juan Mountains a land of towering mountains, deep canyons, and shadowed valleys. Native peoples have lived here for thousands of years, an occupation that ended in this region only when the Utes ceded the . . . — — Map (db m282794) HM
This car was built by Jackson and Sharp in 1880 as the D&RG 'Gothic', sold to Otto Mears and lettered Rio Grande Southern 252 in 1891. It was used on the daily passenger train between Ridgway and Durango until 1932 when the passenger trains were . . . — — Map (db m295901) HM
The original RGS No. 1 was built in Ridgway in 1931 to carry mail, a few passengers, and a little express freight (up to 4000 lb). The idea was to more economically handle the daily passenger train business (including the mail) than could be done . . . — — Map (db m295899) HM
History This outbuilding was built in 1891 to service the Ridgway Depot, which was built jointly by the Rio Grande Southern and Denver & Rio Grande Railroads. One-half of the outbuilding was a coal storage facility; the other half was an . . . — — Map (db m295970) HM
Otto Mears was a Russian immigrant known as the "Pathfinder of the San Juans." He developed a network of toll roads and narrow gauge railroads that established the routes of most of this area's highways.
Mears' crowning achievement was the Rio . . . — — Map (db m199594) HM
Filmed in and around Ridgway, CO September 1968. Released 1969. This paddy wagon was built specifically for the True Grit movie by Joe English, Owen Vaughn, and Paul Gibbs. An extensive photo collection of the pre-test shots taken by Paramount of . . . — — Map (db m282801) HM
Mattie arrives at the Fort Smith train station to claim her father's body. The movie's depot was a freight storage structure modified from the original Rio Grande Southern depot, which had been moved south 100 yards. The train was a Rio Grande . . . — — Map (db m282795) HM
After finding the mortuary closed with the undertaker gone to the triple hanging, Mattie joins the enthusiastic crowd to watch. The gallows was erected just west of this sign. Although he was not listed in the credits, Jay Silverheels, who played . . . — — Map (db m282796) HM
Colonel Stonehill's livery stable and corral were constructed by local carpenters where the post office now stands. Here Mattie Ross haggles with Colonel Stonehill over the value of her father's horses and threatens to call in Lawyer Daggett. The . . . — — Map (db m282797) HM
This was the mortuary, labeled R. Ryan Embalmer on the window, where Mattie identified her father's body. The stone building west of the Sherbino at 620 Clinton St. was Chen Lee's general store/living quarters, where Cogburn boarded. There Mattie . . . — — Map (db m282798) HM
The impressive Fort Smith courthouse was a building front and entryway created for the movie. It was located where this building now stands. Interior scenes were filmed 10 miles south of Ridgway at the Ouray County Courthouse. John Wayne won his . . . — — Map (db m282799) HM
The True Grit Cafe was built in 1986 as a tribute to John Wayne and True Grit. Incorporated in the cafe's construction, the grocery store facade from next door is now the cafe south wall. Also featured are photos of Ridgway resident and . . . — — Map (db m282800) HM
