Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Colorado Collection

Home to long-forgotten mining towns, defunct fisheries and neglected cabins, the turbulent headwaters of the Upper Rio Grande conceal a largely unknown history. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys brought their legendary Texas swing to Crooked Creek Canyon's S Lazy U barn dance, while a comedy of errors unfolded around the ranch's secret still. Obstetrician Dr. MaryAnn Faunce, the daughter of an abolitionist and suffragette, made house calls as a real-life...

In a region of the world where old mining towns are in abundance, the legacy of Creede Camp remains vital to understanding Colorado history. It was a town that brought about great opportunities for some, and financial ruin for others. Possibly the last of the Colorado boomtowns, Creede also garnished a reputation for being the wildest as well.