WebAuthor of Best Time to Do Everything, Frank Gehry, Fallingwater, Variety Obituaries, 1980SH83, Variety Obituaries, 1948SH56, Variety Obituaries, 1969SH74, Variety ... Otto Mears (May 3, 1840 – June 24, 1931) was a famous Colorado railroad builder and entrepreneur who played a major role in the early development of southwestern Colorado. Mears was known as the "Pathfinder of the San Juans" because of his road and railroad building projects through Colorado's San Juan Mountains in the late 19t…
Otto Mears (April 1982 edition) Open Library
http://www.animasmuseum.org/online_exhibits/OttoMears/final_years.html WebMears returned to Colorado in 1906 and purchased a house in Silverton. He continued to invest in mining activities and regained much of the fortune he had lost in the 1890s. Otto retired to Pasadena, California in 1920 where he and Mary lived in the Maryland Hotel until Mary died in 1924 and Otto on June 24, 1931. cotedsoleil
Cochetopa Triangle - Otto Mears Toll Road - 4 Wheel Drive & Sport ...
WebThis small set of leather saddle bags was manufactured to secure around the saddle horn. The flaps fully cover the pockets and secure at the base with a leather strap that attaches to a buckle. The front of the bag can be discerned because it is narrower than the rear. The saddle bags are blue in color and have a heart design that is made of inset white fur. WebPioneer Otto Mears was born in Kurland, in Estonia, which was part of Russia, on May 3, 1840, to an English father and a Russian mother. He was brought to California in 1854 and moved to Colorado in 1864. Mears was an entrepreneurial businessman who built railroads and roads and was essential to the development of Southwestern Colorado. WebWhen: 1840 – 1931 Where: Born in Russia and came to America at the age of 11. Why Important: Built 450 miles of toll roads that later became most of the modern roads in … maeva piscine