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About 1915: in front of the Colorado House
Top: Harry York, Clyde Oakley, Linnie York Bottom: Edwin & Almeda Peabody
Linnie Peabody York, Harry's wife, was a daughter of Edwin and Almeda and was Cecelia Oakley's sister. Linnie was born in Gold Run Gulch (3 miles NE of Breckenridge) in 1877. |
What it looked like in 2000
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* Known for many years as the Colorado House, this was a boarding house run by Mrs. Peabody and Mrs. Oakley during the Big Snow and Blockage 0f 1898-99. No train was seen in Breckenridge from February 5 to April to April 24. Jess Oakley was one man who carried mail from Como on snowshoes. Residents collected a contribution for him in the amount of $12.
Mrs. Peabody was Almeda Smith Peabody, the wife of Edwin Peabody.
Mrs. Oakley was Cecelia Peabody Oakley (the sister of Linnie May Peabody), Jess Oakley's wife and the mother of Clyde Oakley.
