Transportation of the West Museum

Transportation of the West Museum
The Museum, located on the East side of the historic Fassett Building, incorporates early modes of transportation used in the San Luis Valley from the floor of the valley to the mining camps.
The Monte Vista Historical Society is temporarily relocating to 916 First Avenue in Monte Vista. Photos from Monte Vista HS collections will be on display at the Transportation Museum. They will be hosting the "100 Years of San Luis Valley Reservoirs" in May until the middle of June.

Looking for something different in a museum?
Visit the Transportation of the West Museum in Monte Vista
located in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado.

The location is on Highway 160 at 916 First Avenue,
with two entrances -- one on the north side, another through the coffee shop of Collections West at the corner of First and Adams.

Items on display include those of the horse and buggy days, the 1880s-1900s railroad, farming, sports, and numerous photographs.

Travel through the years of change in transportation by viewing the many captioned photographs provided by the Monte Vista Historical Society .

The history of transportation in the West form the 1880s through the 1930s comes alive through these pictures.

The Monte Vista Urban Renewal Authority welcomes you to visit this museum and other sites in and around Monte Vista.

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	100-YEAR-OLD BUGGY
D&RG RAILROAD ITEMS Forged in the 1880s
	RAILROAD MEMORABILIA
FARM TOOLS & PHOTOGRAPHS
	LEATHER WORKING BENCH & SIDE-SADDLE
WOOL BASEBALL UNIFORM Circa 1913