
Exploring and Honoring our Past
Welcome to our Genealogical & Historical Society in Wetmore, CO
Our mission is to provide a means for individuals and organizations to discover, share and preserve the history and genealogy of Wetmore and the Hardscrabble area.
The latest News
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June 13 Meeting-Museum of Colorado Prisons
Field Trip to the Museum of Colorado Prisons in Canon City, June 16, 10:00 am. Admission is $15.00. 201 North 1st St., Canon City
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A Brief History of Wetmore
A Brief History of the Hardscrabble Area and Wetmore, Colorado In Custer County, close to the Fremont and Pueblo County lines and located at the junction of State Highways 96 and 67, lies the small village of Wetmore, Colorado. The Hardscrabble area at the foothills of the Wet Mountains is close to the communities of…
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Categories of Posts
- A Brief History of Wetmore (1)
- Early Settlers (14)
- Home Page News (1)
- Natural Disasters (8)
- Nearby Places (59)
- Augusta Macon's Well, Canon City (1)
- Bassick Mine Plaque E Clampus Vitus (1)
- Beckwith Ranch, Westcliffe (1)
- Brookside History (1)
- Fawn Hollow Mine and Fawn Hollow Tavern (1)
- Garden Park School Cañon City (1)
- Goodnight Barn, Pueblo (1)
- Oil in Fremont County (1)
- Prospect Heights Jail (1)
- Rockvale (1)
- Royal Gorge Bridge and Park (1)
- San Juan Bautista Cemetery (1)
- Skyline Drive, Canon City (1)
- Westcliffe (1)
- Obituaries of Today's Residents (22)
- Previous Tours & Past Events (30)
- Stories and Photos (14)
- Doc Little Award (2)
- Hardscrabble Sign (2)
- Wayfinding Kiosks (1)
- Wetmore's Mystery Man (1)
- Wetmore Posts (43)
- Ft LeDuc (1)
- Ladies Aid Society (1)
- New Hope Church and Cemetery (2)
- Siloam Monument (2)
- The Murder of William Wetmore (1)
- Wetmore Clay Mine (1)
- Wetmore Community Center (1)
- Wetmore Community Church (4)
- Wetmore Community Library (1)
- Wetmore Halfway House/Jackson Hill Stage Stop (1)
- Wetmore Mammoth (1)
- Wetmore Mountain View Home Demonstration Club (1)
- Wetmore Post Office (1)
- Wetmore Saloon, 1891 (1)
- Wetmore Schools (2)

