User:Trailwinds/sandbox

Welcome everyone to this page ! I want to start this discussion with a question ... Do you know what the CHILE LINE was ? My family comes from a corner of the world Known as "Conejos County, Colorado ! we've been able to trace our history back as far as the 1620's and Spanish land grants of the 18 hundreds, and the signing of the Guadalupe treaty. So I'm a proud Spanish-American and wish to preserve as much of our history for our future, our grand-children, your grandchildren as well... Currently the history of the CHILE LINE is limited to those people that live in that area where the line had affect. I'd like to preserve the importance of the rich history of New Mexico and Colorado as well as the mining industry that helped define this country. not to mention the railroads that were our main transportation in those days long gone. Perhaps history books could include the Chile Line as part of the teaching of the past and how the WEST was settled. I don't know how else to give honor to those Men and Women that have gotten us thus far. please help in any way you can !!!