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Fraser has a Mayor and Board of Trustees governing body and is a statutory town.SUSAN ANDERSON, M.D. is undoubtedly the most recognizable figure from Fraser's past. She is just one of several local notables whose lives are highlighted in a photo collection housed at the Fraser Visitor Center. The Center is also home to a collection of sculptures. These sculptures comprise the subject of the Walk Through History Park; which was conceived to teach history through art.
Doc Susie's life story as a female pioneer physician is a fascinating one. Virginia Cornell provides a historically accurate account of this life story in her book entitled Doc Susie - The True Story of a Country Physician in the Colorado Rockies. It is a wonderful book to read if you are interested in learning more about Grand County in the early 1900s. Her story is an inspiration to young women who seek a career in the medical field.
There has been some speculation as to what role her life may have played in the television series, Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman, but no direct connection has been established. There are many in Fraser who still remember this remarkable woman, who lived to be 90 after coming to Fraser in 1907, at the age of 37, thinking she would die within the year of the tuberculosis she contracted while nursing patients in Greeley, Colorado.
David Moffat was a wealthy Denver businessman who saw the need for a rail link between Denver and Salt Lake City. The Moffat Tunnel, a 6.2 mile long tunnel beneath the Continental Divide made this link possible. Although Moffat died before the tunnel was complete, it was his effort to provide the link that made the tunnel completion a reality. He in fact funded the majority of the rail which went over the top of the Divide. This route over "The Top of The World" was an unbelievable feat for its day. It involved boring numerous tunnels through solid granite, as well as constructing precarious timbered trestles that bridged deep mountain gorges.
The remains of the roadbed comprise most of the popular summer driving tour route called the Moffat Road. The Needle's Eye tunnel, along the Moffat Road has collapsed; therefore, this route does not provide a motorized vehicle connection to Rollinsville, Co. The west portal of the Moffat Tunnel can be seen from the Winter Park Resort.
Fraser has a Mayor and Board of Trustees governing body and is a statutory town.SUSAN ANDERSON, M.D. is undoubtedly the most recognizable figure from Fraser's past. She is just one of several local notables whose lives are highlighted in a photo collection housed at the Fraser Visitor Center. The Center is also home to a collection of sculptures. These sculptures comprise the subject of the Walk Through History Park; which was conceived to teach history through art.
Doc Susie's life story as a female pioneer physician is a fascinating one. Virginia Cornell provides a historically accurate account of this life story in her book entitled Doc Susie - The True Story of a Country Physician in the Colorado Rockies. It is a wonderful book to read if you are interested in learning more about Grand County in the early 1900s. Her story is an inspiration to young women who seek a career in the medical field.
There has been some speculation as to what role her life may have played in the television series, Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman, but no direct connection has been established. There are many in Fraser who still remember this remarkable woman, who lived to be 90 after coming to Fraser in 1907, at the age of 37, thinking she would die within the year of the tuberculosis she contracted while nursing patients in Greeley, Colorado.
David Moffat was a wealthy Denver businessman who saw the need for a rail link between Denver and Salt Lake City. The Moffat Tunnel, a 6.2 mile long tunnel beneath the Continental Divide made this link possible. Although Moffat died before the tunnel was complete, it was his effort to provide the link that made the tunnel completion a reality. He in fact funded the majority of the rail which went over the top of the Divide. This route over "The Top of The World" was an unbelievable feat for its day. It involved boring numerous tunnels through solid granite, as well as constructing precarious timbered trestles that bridged deep mountain gorges.
The remains of the roadbed comprise most of the popular summer driving tour route called the Moffat Road. The Needle's Eye tunnel, along the Moffat Road has collapsed; therefore, this route does not provide a motorized vehicle connection to Rollinsville, Co. The west portal of the Moffat Tunnel can be seen from the Winter Park Resort.