Southwest Colorado Oral Histories

Entry ID: 1675

Institution: San Juan County Historical Society

  • Website: sanjuancountyhistoricalsociety.org
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    Narrator: Otto Mears Pitcher

    Date: September 21, 1989

    Location Tags: Silverton, San Juan County

    Topic Tags: Railroad

    Description: Otto Mears Pitcher was the son of James Robertson Pitcher II and Cora Mears Pitcher; Cora was the daughter of Otto and Mary Kampfshulte Mears. Interview by Allen Nossaman and other San Juan County Historical Society members at a dinner given in Pitcher's honor at the home of Gene and Mickie Halaburt in Silverton. F-5-E-7-5 is Pitcher's public address at Silverton Town Hall as part of a program staged in the San Juan County Historical Society in recognition of the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Southwestern Colorado.

    Last updated February 20, 2025