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4ur Ranch at Wagon Wheel Hot Springs Resort: A History (Landmarks)

4ur Ranch at Wagon Wheel Hot Springs Resort: A History (Landmarks)

Current price: $24.99
Publication Date: July 6th, 2020
Publisher:
History Press
ISBN:
9781467144506
Pages:
256

Description

Native Americans used the healing waters of the Wagon Wheel Gap hot springs for thousands of years prior to American settlement. An area rich in geologic features enticed pre-treaty explorers. But it was the 1873 Brunot Treaty that brought mining interests and a silver boom to the San Juans. Modernization to a first-class resort followed. More than three thousand acres and six miles of world-class fishing attracted illustrious guests such as Walt Disney, John Wayne and Dwight Eisenhower. Follow the history of this century-old ranch, including its various owners, from its infancy through to the establishment of the surrounding exclusive community. The 4UR Ranch has been in the Leavell family for more than forty years. Now with the fourth generation contributing, the Leavells hope to be welcoming guests for many years to come and continue their stewardship of this extraordinary valley.