Durango loves to promote its western frontier town image. It's easy to envision the bustling boardwalks in the late 1800s and imagine an incorporated town sprouting from the strength and will of those early settlers. 

This episode of The Magic City of the Southwest is the real story behind the facade.

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Thanks to historians Robert McDaniel and Thomas Andrews for their help and guidance on this story.

Produced by Magic City Studios llc.

Writing and production by Adam Burke, Kirbie Bennett and Jamie Wanzek.

Hosted by Kirbie Bennett and Adam Burke.