| The monthly board meeting will be this coming Saturday, October 3rd. The calendar for October will be up next week. I am still waiting for confirmation of a couple things from people. |
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I heard last week's Nooze went out late. I was out of town. I had prepared it and arranged for someone else to send it. I apologize for the inconvenience, especially to the members of the Minnesota Postal History club where I had previously listed the wrong date. The correction went out too late. |
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The library has added an Exhibit case for philatelic history. Expect to see a good variety of topics covered with changes every 30 to 60 days. Contact Phil Seppamaki if you have an exhibit for display. |
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Phil.seppamaki@yahoo.com |
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Stop by the library to see what's new!! |
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My cover this week is from the ghost-town of Mountain City Colorado. It was between what is now Central City and Black Hawk. It had one of the earliest post offices in Colorado in what is now Gilpin County. It operated from 1860 until 1869 after gold had been discovered there in 1859. The town was built on the side of a mountain that was so steep that terraces had to be built and cut into the mountainside for the buildings. Many businesses popped up including the first saloon in a Colorado mountain town. These included The Mountain City Brewery, a log theatre, butcher shop, general store, lawyers' office, sawmill, boarding house, recorder's office, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, a second butcher shop and a Masonic Temple. The only thing that remains is part of the foundation for the Buell Mining Power plant. The last business that operated in Mountain City closed in 1878. By 1860 over 800 people resided in Mountain City and the surrounding area and it continued to grow for a few years. When the gold rush subsided, the town started to disappear and by 1869 the post office closed. The mail was then handled by Central City. The towns of Central City, Black Hawk, Nevadaville sprang up from Mountain City's need for housing and the difficulty building houses into the mountain side. In 1880 what remained of Mountain City became part of Central City with most of it deteriorating and becoming part of the mountainside. |
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To sign up for the Toozeday Nooze go to our website at NORPS.org, there you will find a link for the Toozeday Nooze and on the event page where you can sign up to receive the Nooze every week and keep up on events and programs at the library as well as happenings with the local stamp clubs and shows. I have been told this does not work with some phones but should be accessible from your computer. You do not need to be a member of the library to receive this, but I encourage you to do so. We are run and organized 100% by volunteers and your donations keep the doors open and the lights on. |
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If you have anything that you want shared let me know at pjflaherty58@gmail.com |
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