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Top 10 True Western Towns of 2011

by | Jan 8, 2011 | Travel & Preservation

5. DURANGO, CO Durango is almost synonymous with trains, specifically, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which celebrates its 130th anniversary this year. In fact, Durango pretty much owes its existence and success to railroads. The Animas Canyon Toll Road, a wagon road completed in 1877, wound through the San Juan Mountains and forest, connecting the mining town of Silverton with the commerce center of Animas City. Yet the road was not the most efficient route in the world. Ent


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