Two-Lane Tidbit: Meeker Hotel, Meeker, CO

Opened in 1892 in old military barracks and rebuilt into its current building in 1896, the Meeker Hotel in Meeker, CO holds a few distinctions- it is one of the oldest operating hotels in Colorado and the only historic hotel still standing in the northwest part of the state. Meeker was a popular stage stop…

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Two-Lane Tidbit: Santa Rosa de Lima, Abiquiu, NM

These ruins are all that remain of the village of Santa Rosa de Lima which was located near present-day Abiquiu, NM. Around 1730, settlers started moving to the Chama River Valley and by 1744, the village constructed a church on the town plaza and there were at least 20 families settled nearby. Raids by local…

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Two-Lane Tidbit: Alpine Hose #2, Georgetown, CO

A mining town created during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in 1859, Georgetown, CO found its riches in silver. The local mines were so prosperous that it once rivaled Leadville as the mining capital of Colorado and earned the title of “Silver Queen of Colorado”. Georgetown had more than 10,000 residents in its heyday, compared…

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Two-Lane Tidbit: Buckley Garage, Georgetown, CO

Georgetown, CO has a number of neat historical buildings, but one of our favorites is the former Buckley Garage. Housed in a building constructed in 1877 that originally had two stories (what happened to the top one seems to be lost to history), John Buckley bought the building in 1933 and operated a blacksmith shop…

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Two-Lane Tidbit: Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Conejos, CO

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Conejos is the oldest church in Colorado. It is rumored that Spanish pioneers traveling through the area were forced to come to a stop here when one of their mules refused to move, despite many attempts. During the stop, a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found in…

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