Old Lodore School Colorado – August 2020

Lonely but not forgotten in Browns Hole near Two Bar Ranch and Wilson. Brown’s Hole, long the famed hide-out for Butch Cassidy and other outlaws of similar status, first set up a school for its children in 1910. The land for the building was donated by a Mrs. Harry Hoy. The building itself was constructed by carpenters Evers, Hunt and Hoover and was 50 feet by 30 feet. Class sessions were held continuously from 1911 to 1947. The first teacher was Miss Winford Denny who was hired on a monthly salary of $65.00. By 1947 wages had climbed to $150.00 per month. Although the building was built and used to serve the purpose of educating the surrounding ranch children, it quickly became the recognized center of the community in and around Brown’s Park for such events as dances, school plays, funerals, and community parties for every sort of major occasion in the area.