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prnghrn
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 10:34:27 AM

My g-grandparents, Silas and Mary CRANE were pioneers in the Stamford area. Stamford, I believe, was near the current North Lake. Does anyone know the history of Stamford? Was it a community? or maybe just a crossroads?

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wgutie77
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 11:59:24 AM

Perhaps you are thinking about Sanford Colorado, which is located in the San Luis Valley closer to La Veta than it is to North Lake. It is north of Antonito and Manassa. My grandfather and family were raised in Sanford and graduated from the local high school there. You may recall a fellow by the name of Jack Dempsey, who was born and raised down the road from Sanford in a little town called Manassa, CO. Jack Dempsey's Boxing "Ring Name" was "The Manassa Mauler". You may want to do a Google check on Sanford Colorado and see what you can find. I'm sure there will be a map that can tell you precisely where it is.

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Edited by - wgutie77 on 09/26/2006 12:05:16 PM

Dodie
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 12:08:14 PM

prnghrn, also check the following out:
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp
Enter your zip code, you can either enter just Crane (this will show all the Crane members that was granted land patents) or Silas Crane which shows two land patents. Note that Silas Crane does not have an electronic image for the documents as yet. Click Legal Land Description and at the bottom of the description click Rectangular Survey System which will give you more info on how to determine the area of the properties. Click Home and you will see what the certified copy of land patent looks like. The copy will have the signature of the President that was in office at the time. Click Contact Us - for email address.

http://www.co.blm.gov/directory.htm
Bureau of Land Management - Colorado Directory

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Dodie
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 12:40:47 PM

1901 February La Veta: Land within Huerfano and Las Animas counties is in the proposed Las Animas Forest Preserve, including Stamford, Hicks and Powell. The preserve runs from south of La Veta, bounded by the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant on the west and the Maxwell Grant on the south.
Source: http://www.kmitch.com/Huerfano/news1900.html

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wgutie77
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 1:02:58 PM

Dodie, where is "STAMFORD" Colorado located ? I cannot find any references to it in Google or Mapquest. On the other hand, Sanford Colorado was founded by a man named "Silas Smith", which sounds more like a community name to me ??? Check out this website re: Sanford Colorado:

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9682

Dodie
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 1:11:03 PM

Wayne, I remember seeing the name Silas Smith in the La Veta area. I have to go back and recheck what it said about him. But I think Sanford and Samford are two different places.

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wgutie77
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 1:38:34 PM

I'm sure you are right; I just cannot locate info on STAMFORD.

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RR-Guy
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 1:55:44 PM

Sanford was in Conejos County.

Stamford was apparently in Las Animas County.

Link to a list US Post Offices (ca. 1895).

http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/CO/Index/s.htm

Link to Colorado places.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~coplaces/city-s.html

Link to 1900 Census record.

http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7602&path=Colorado.Las+Animas.Stamford

I haven't been able to find a map yet.

Might have ask Alice Romero at library for a map.

Dodie
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 2:40:55 PM

The Silas Smith that I recalled in La Veta was a different person than the one in Conejos County (Silas Lemoel Smith of La Veta died Salida).

Stamford PO 1883-1920, Las Animas Co.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~coplaces/city-s.html

At the following link is a great map of Las Animas County - 1895.
Location of Stamford is shown to be between Vigil and Powell.
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/CO/County/lasanimas.htm

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RR-Guy
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 2:51:16 PM

Dodie, Nice find on the map. I guess I should have backed up a little on my first link above.

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Dodie
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 3:17:29 PM

RR, I use this map many times and have sent it to a few people. I just couldn't remember the link that I had found it on. Think I will put it up on my carousel of favorites.

Usmorlans.com
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 3:35:46 PM

Good work you all.

wgutie77
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 4:32:38 PM

Aye Que Super Sleuths ! Congrats Dodie, Stamford then must have been near North Lake ! Excellent research Dodie & RR-Guy. We could have used you two on the THS Debate Team !

prnghrn
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10 Posts

Posted - 10/12/2006 : 6:43:13 PM

Thanks to everyone. I especially loved the map and have added it to my favorite places in order to come back to it. You are a great bunch of people and very helpful. thanks again.

olpe
Starting Member

7 Posts

Posted - 11/05/2006 : 07:12:53 AM

Stamford was located approximately at the corner of Hiway 12 and the road to the North Fork Campground i.e. Potato Patch. There is still an old cabin nestled in the trees on the south side of the dirt road. That was the post office.

Usmorlans.com
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Posted - 11/05/2006 : 08:04:59 AM

Looks like a bunch of stuff for the HISTORY folder RRGUY!

RR-Guy
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757 Posts

Posted - 11/05/2006 : 11:17:14 AM

Pete, It's under the heading of "Townsites/Plazas".