Purgatoire River
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Purgatoire River
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture/faa Watermark Will Not Be On Your Finished Photograph.
Description
The Purgatoire River is a river in southeastern Colorado on the Comanche National Grasslands. According to legend, a group of Spanish treasure seeking soldiers died in the canyons without benefit of clergy. Consequently, in the sixteenth century the river was named "El Rio de Las Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio" or the "River of Souls Lost in Purgatory." Later French trappers shortened the name to the Purgatoire. Early Anglo travelers on the Santa Fe Trail could not pronounce Purgatoire and further corrupted the name to Picket Wire.
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July 1st, 2016
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