by Matt Flood | Dec 23, 2024 | Erie Memories
By Lew Holloway This story concerns the environment and nature near and around Erie, Colorado. My family has lived in the region since the late 1800s. Like most early western towns, the rivers and streams were the water supply for the community. The founders...
by Lew Holloway | Sep 4, 2024 | Erie Memories
By Lew Holloway In World War II, the government introduced war ration stamps. They aimed to manage resources and control purchases of essential items. The war caused a tremendous need for almost everything, especially the restrictions on food items: sugar, flour, and...
by Lew Holloway | Jul 11, 2024 | Erie Memories
By Lew Holloway and Jean Holloway Prologue From 1900 to the late 1940s, Northern Colorado Coal Fields led U.S. production. It took coal miners from Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, and Fredrick, who supplied coal throughout the western states. The labor was...
by Lew Holloway | May 12, 2024 | Erie Memories
By Lew Holloway Black Gold This story begins many million years ago. At the time, much of the earth was covered with heavy vegetation. Forests of trees and ferns were thick and lush. Unlike today’s, strange creatures, animals, and birds were everywhere. The...
by Lew Holloway | Apr 13, 2024 | Erie Memories
By Lew Holloway The town of Erie once had a pickle factory. Kuner-Empson Cannery of Longmont, Colorado, owns the Erie facility. It was on the south edge of town, next to Perry St., a former dirt street. Using the word factory is stretched. The facility only fermented...
by Lew Holloway | Mar 15, 2024 | Erie Memories
By Lew Holloway Every town has a story. This story is about Erie, Colorado. I am not one of the first to write about the small village of the past. Erie has a rich history, which several excellent writers have documented. Some have published books, while others just...
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