This Month’s Fun Fact
What was the name of the mining operation at Barnes City (near Coaldale)?
Noah E. Barnes formed the Montezuma Gold Mining and Milling Operation in June, 1901 with partner, George Melville Boynton. They intended to purchase 26 mining claims known as the Montezuma Group of Mining Claims in the Hayden Creek Mining District.

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0070 County Road 56
Howard, CO 81233
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Western Fremont Historical Society (WFHS)
P.O. Box 181
Howard, CO 81233
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0070 Co Rd 56, Howard, CO 81233
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The History Center is open during Society programs and by appointment. During the months of April through October, the center is open the last Sunday of each month (1:00-4:00 p.m.)
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Located at corner of Plum Street & CR 12, Cotopaxi, Colorado
The Cotopaxi-Mullins History Center is open the second Sunday of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Watch for the “Open” sign at other times during the week and stop by. Please feel free to call if you need an appointment.
Please call Shari Mohr at 719-942-3355 or Betsy Denney at 719-942-3679 for further information and appointments.