Call NumberCPHOTO141-2024-1670CreatorJessen, KennethDateSeptember 29, 2008SummaryExterior view of a woodframe railroad depot that is painted light yellow with light blue trim. A semaphore signal stands near the building. A sign that reads "3701" is posted near the entrance. A maroon railcar is visible in the background.Physical Description1 digital file : colorBorn-Digital or AnalogBorn-digitalSubjectRailroad stations--Colorado--TrincheraGeographic AreaTrinchera (Colo.)Las Animas (Colo.)Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/2088Type of MaterialDigital photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC PHOTO 141. Kenneth Jessen photo collectionNotesPhotographer's note: "Located along what was once the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth, the Colorado & Southern and now the BNSF, Trinchera was established in 1888. The following year, the town got a post office, but Trinchera was not platted until 1916 by A. J. Hollenbeck. After the depot closed in 1966, local residents Mike and Catherine Mock purchased it for $1. They moved it a short distance away from the tracks, and now it serves as a museum of Western memorabilia. The town's Spanish name is for the gap through the nearby mesa. The town grew as a shipping point for cattle, and by 1907, Trinchera had a population of 200. It supported two general stores and a Catholic church. A hotel and a couple of saloons rounded out its early businesses. In just four years, its population rose to 500, but by the end of World War I, the population of Trinchera had fallen back to 200. A school was constructed and in 1921, a restaurant and billiard hall opened. As with other towns in this prairie region, Trinchera's decline started in the 1930s with a combination of an extended drought and a nation-wide depression. People started to leave and today there are less than a dozen residents. The location is at the interesction of County Road 8.8 and Trinchera Pass Road (CR 119.8)."DonorGift; Kenneth Jessen; 2020.
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