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History in Focus: Highwater danger on ‘Highway 14’

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This photo was taken by John B. Schutte in the Grand River Canyon (or Canyon of the Grand) as it was called then in May of 1914. It shows Carleton Hubbard in the horse drawn wagon returning from a fishing trip at Sweetwater Lake. They reported they had very poor fishing at the Lake due to high water. Their trip back home to Glenwood Springs through the Canyon was very dangerous because the waters of the Grand River had “flooded the road in twenty-two places” and actually “flooded the wagon box three different times”. It required that the two men actually get in the water to rescue the wagon and one of the horses. At this point in time, the road through the Canyon (Taylor State Road) was known as Highway 40. Horses, wagon and men ultimately made it back to Glenwood safely.
Courtesy/Glenwood Springs Fire Department
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