Identifier

ROMO FR 09

1929 "Rocky Mountain Motorist" Article About History of Namaqua Station in Loveland, Colorado

Contributor

University of Northern Colorado; National Archives at Denver

Coverage

Rocky Mountain National Park

Creator

Namaqua Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Date

1929 November

Description

Story from a 1929 article of the Rocky Mountain Motorist detailing the origins of the "Namaqua Station" (Mariano's Crossing or Fort Namaqua) trading outpost which operated from 1858 to 1859 and as a stagecoach station after 1862. The story also explores the life of its founder, Mariano Modena (also Mariana Medina).

Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence Files 1918-1954; Box 13, Folder: "101 Local History"

Language

English

Publisher

Rocky Mountain Motorist Association

Cross-Department Submission

History Student Work

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Namaqua Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, "1929 "Rocky Mountain Motorist" Article About History of Namaqua Station in Loveland, Colorado" (2024). Rocky Mountain National Park. 12.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/romo/12