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Hi and hello! Cassie here with your daily newsletter. Happy Wednesday, as Thanksgiving approaches us tomorrow, I thought it would be fitting to share some interesting history about the first feast from 401 years ago.
Around 90 Patuxet members from the Wampanoag nation shared the first autumn harvest meal with 50 Plymouth colonialists in 1621. The Patuxet Tribe holds an ancient history as far back as 12,000 years before the Pilgrims set foot on the land and were among the first native peoples to meet European colonists.
Lesser-known history involves Tisquantum (better known as Squanto), who acted as translator between the two peoples. Before the Pilgrims landed in 1621, however, a trader named Thomas Hunt docked his ship in Patuxet, or what we know of as Plymouth.
He took natives back to Europe as slaves to sell, including Tisquantum. There they learned English and when he returned to Patuxet in 1619, he had the skills to act as liaison when the time came.
There were around 69 documented villages throughout the New England region that were home to the Wampanoag nation, with an estimated few thousand natives in each village at the time.
By the time the Pilgrims arrived, however, the land appeared empty. This is because around 1616, a plague referred to as the "Great Dying" decimated roughly 100,000 natives in just three years. Many of those who didn't die ended up fleeing the region without returning, leaving the Patuxet population scarce.
Tisquantum was the last of the Patuxet and he died in 1622.
Do you have any interesting Thanksgiving or harvest history/tidbits you would like to share? Shoot me an email at cassiek@montrosepress.com! I'd love to hear your thoughts.
~ Cassie
The Uncompahgre Valley should see a second water supply source by 2025: I was able to tour the Project 7 Water Authority water treatment plant last Monday and talk with the cooperative's water resiliency project team about their ongoing project.
Project 7 is aiming to have their second water treatment plant online by 2025. The project began planning stages in 2019 and will hit the design stage next year for both a new plant location in Ridgway and a raw water line that sources from the Ridgway Reservoir.
Read more about the project here.
Airport construction is underway: As Montrose Regional Airport is preparing for the peak season of the year, a terminal expansion project is also underway.
While the construction may cause minor disruptions to travelers in the upcoming months, Lloyd Arnold, director of aviation at the airport, said that passengers will be much better off once the renovations are finished.
You can read more about the project here.
No paper tomorrow: The Montrose Daily Press won't be delivering a Thursday edition this week in observation of Thanksgiving. We'll resume delivering your newspapers on Friday!
We're hiring! The Montrose Daily Press has open routes. Earn an extra $800* a month for just a few hours a day. Valid driver's license, a reliable vehicle and proof of insurance is required. Apply by email to stephanies@montrosepress.com, stop by our office at 3684 N. Townsend Ave. or give us a call at 970-249-3444.
*Average monthly pay ranges from $600 to $900 per month, depending on the route.
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