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Chief Ouray is born.
Revered today as one of the Ute's great leaders. He led the Southern Ute Tribe in the mid 1800s and maintained a friendship between the tribe and whites. -
Chief Ignacio is born.
Ute leader in 1869 and 1890. -
First Ute Agency opened at Taos.
It soon closed due to lack of funds. -
First school is built in Ignacio.
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Utes cede San Juan Mountain area by terms of Brunot Agreement.
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Southern Ute Agency is created.
Served the Capotes, Monaches and Weeminuche (all Utes), and was located at the Rio de los Pinos. -
Chief Ouray dies.
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Ignacio leads Weeminuche in protest.
Leads group to western part of Southern Ute Reservation in protest against the government's policy of land allotment. -
Land not owned by Utes taken by white settlers.
Land taken as part of homestead. -
Catholic Church built.
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Two tracts of land merge to create Ignacio.
One tract was owned by H.L. Hall and the other was owned by Hans Aspaas. -
First plot of Ignacio filed with LaPlata Country Clerk.
Filed by Henry L. Hall. -
Ignacio Bank built.
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Protestant Church built.
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Town of Ignacio incoperated.
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Death of Chief Ignacio.
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Aspaas store/hotel burns.
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American Indians become United States citizens.
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Reburial of Ouray.
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Movie theater opens.
Established by George Anderson. -
Fire destroys Bryan and Wyat stores.
Fire started in the Wyat hardware store from coal being left unattended, and spread to the adjacent Bryan store and caused $20,000 in damages. -
Leonard C. Burch born.
Influential chairman, council member, and Sun Dance Chief. -
Passage of Indian Reorganization Act by Congress.
Commonly called the Wheeler-Howard Act. -
Tribal Council established.
Created as part of the Indian Reorganization Act. -
Death of Buckskin Charlie.
He was succeeded by Antonio Buck. -
Restoration Act returns 222,016 acres of land to the Southern Utes.
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Restoration Act returns 30,000 acres of land to the Ute Mountain Utes.
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The Phillips Mercantile store established.
Building had been built by Burns in 1913, and purchased from U.G. McJunkin. The Philips owned it until their deaths in 1981. -
Closing of smaller, rural schools.
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Drilling of the first gas fields.
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Construction of new junior high school and high school in Ignacio.
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Utes win judgment from U.S. Government for over $5 million in forced land sales.
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Utes begin to receive money from gas leases.
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Ute Rehabilitation Program created.
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Two business owned by Hispanos - Pool Hall and Barber Shop.
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Closing of the Southern Ute Indian School.
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The Film, "Around the World in 80 Days" filmed in Ignacio.
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Congress appropriates first money to build the Navajo Reservoir.
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Last hereditary chief, Antonio Buck Sr., dies.
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Golden Anniversary of the Corporation of the Town of Ignacio.
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Navajo Reservoir is complete.
Rosa, Los Martinez, Arboles and Rio de Los Pinos covered with waters impounded from dam. -
"Ignacio Chieftain" Newspaper closes.
Retired editor named Fay Jones shown in photograph. -
Pino Nuche Purasa Motel opens.
Later replaced by the Sky Ute Casino. -
First library opens.
Originally named the Butch McClanahan Memorial Library. -
Sky Ute Casino Opens
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First annual Leonard C. Burch day celebrated.
Introduced by Councilman Ray C. Frost. -
Leonard C. Burch dies.
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New library building opens.
Re-named the Ignacio Community Library.
