Stories of Silver Creek Valley: pioneers, the historic brick church building, Silver Creek, distant local mountains, a community group, and a covered wagon with the 1878–2028 celebration cloud Explore the stories and choose a theme

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The 4 paintings above show special stories for all of us. Click below to see stories for those 4 paintings.

Is Silver Creek Valley really Heaven?A well-trained horse saved the day.Would the Colorado freeze for me?“make a smash on that man Stinson.”

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