Douglas County Topic Indexes
West Plum Creek (Includes Happy Canyon)
Unknown Index of articles
West Plum Creek
Trout, Craig H. “Our Frontier Heritage.” unknown source, unknown date.
“Timber Land Reserve, Plum Creek.” US Proclamation, 1892.
“Important Events Filled the Early Plum Creek Days.” Record Journal of Douglas County, December 16, 1921.
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“’Times Has Changed’ West Plum Creek Section.” Record Journal of Douglas County, December 16, 1921.
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Curtis, J.P. “Annals of West Plum Creek” unknown source, 1922.
Curtis, J.P. “A Collection of Poems by J. P. Curtis from Annals of West Plum Creek.” unknown source, 1922.
“Editor The Record Journal.” Record Journal of Douglas County, January 13, 1922. http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TRJ/1922/01/13/4/Img/Ar0040015.png
“Old Timers.” Record Journal of Douglas County, January 13, 1922.
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“Further Memoirs of West Plum Creek.” Record Journal of Douglas County, November 10, 1922.
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Correspondence between Beth Stewart and Albert Dakan, 1940
Smith, Edwin W. “Historical Sketch of That Part of Douglas County Known as West Plum Creek: 1869 – 1900.” Colorado Magazine 28, July 1951.
“From Historical Sketches of West Plum Creek.” Douglas County News, September 5, 1968.
Marr, Josephine Lowell. “Great oaks from little acorns grow." Douglas County News, 1971. [History of Oaklands Ranch] [Walk with Our Pioneers]
“Douglas County Historical Society." Douglas County News, July 11, 1974. [promotes tour of West Plum Creek]
“DC Historical Society Sets West Plum Creek Area Tour." Douglas County News, July 11, 1974.
“Douglas County Historical Society.” Douglas County News, July 14, 1974. [review of West Plum Creek tour].
“Dakan.” Douglas County News, July 17, 1975. [Walk with Our Pioneers]
“Dakan.” Douglas County News, July 31, 1975. [continuation, Walk with our Pioneers]
Marr, Josephine Lowell. Chapters 16 and 17 in Douglas County: A Historical Journey, 1983.
“Indian Raids, other events kept Glen Grove on toes.” Douglas County News-Press, September 19, 1984.
Happy Canyon
“The Happy Canon Settlement.” Douglas County News, undated. [Walk With Our Pioneers].
“Is Happy Canyon named after Jack?.” The Express ( Douglas County, Colo.), March 5, 1980.
“Happy Canyon named after happy singer called ‘Jack'." Douglas County News-Press, December 3, 1997.
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