Blast from the Past - Copper Basin Round Up July 15 1918

Copper Basin Roundup July 15 1918.  L to R: Charlie Warren, George Rosenkrance, John McKelvey, Clyde Fishel or Charley Shoupe, Chris Nielson

Blast from the Past - 1935 Cottonwood Grove Opening Plans Mackay Miner May 2 and May 23 1935

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Blast from the Past - Cottonwood Grove

Back in the 1930s and 1940s, an outdoor dance pavillion called the Cottonwood Grove was very popular just above Mackay. An old railroad car served the concessions next to a concrete dance floor where live bands came to play for the dancers. They had a rock fireplace. The only remains of the Cottonwood Grove today in 2011 are the concrete dance floor and the rock fireplace. The railroad car burned many years ago.

Concrete Dance Floor

From the concrete dance floor looking toward the rock fireplace. Today in 2011, most of the dead cottonwoods have been cut down