Discover History: The Catwalk
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Fort Bayardplace
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a.k.a. Ft Bayard
2013 floodevent
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a.k.a. massive 2013 flood
Civilian Conservation Corpsorg
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a.k.a. CCC
US Forest Serviceorg
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a.k.a. Forest Service
Gold discovery (late 1800s)thing
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Mogollon culture cliff dwellingsthing
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Original catwalk (ore hauling)thing
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US Forest Service history page covering the Catwalk in Whitewater Canyon, Gila National Forest. Covers gold discovery in the late 1800s; the original catwalk constructed for hauling ore from mine to mill; the Civilian Conservation Corps rebuilding the catwalk for recreation in the 1930s; the massive 2013 flood washing the catwalk away; Forest Service rebuilding in 2016; the elevated bridges suspended in the narrow slot canyon. Also covers the Mogollon culture cliff dwellings 1,000 years ago; the Arrastra Interpretive Site at Pinos Altos; Fort Bayard established 1866 providing security against Apache raids; Fort Bayard's later use as US Army's first tuberculosis hospital and VA hospital.