RARE ~ CDV photo civil war Vermont V. Militia ROLLIN Q TENNEY Colorado engineer

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RARE ~ CDV photo civil war Vermont V. Militia ROLLIN Q TENNEY Colorado engineer:
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Here is a superb condition CDV of Rollin Quartus Tenney (1838-1932) circa 1860s during or after his service in the war, hand IDd on the bottom \"Rollin Q Tenney V.V.M\" (Vermont Volunteer Militia into which he enlisted in 1862.) Outstanding historic image. I could not find any images of Tenney besides a popular 20th century portrait from Colorado, and it is clearly the same person. Backmark on this image is Furnald\'s in Manchester, New Hampshire near Tenney\'s birthplace.Postage in the 50 United States is $1.50 Canada $3.50, Europe and everywhere else abroad $6.95. Each CDV you purchase comes securely packed with thick plastic sleeve.
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Rollin Quartus Tenney\'s irrigation expertise was recognized with an appointment as one of Colorado\'s water commissioners in 1893. A Civil War veteran born in 1838 in New Hampshire, Tenney established a farm in Colorado\'s Cache la Poudre Valley in 1871. During the state\'s early development, Tenney proved to be a pioneer and innovator in farming, ranching and irrigating. As he became increasingly interested in irrigation, he developed a plan to bring Laramie River water to northern Larimer County. He was the first surveyor of the Laramie-Poudre Tunnel, which later became the focus of the Wyoming v. Colorado case in the U.S. Supreme Court. Tenney and his family moved to Fort Collins in 1890. He served as water commissioner for water district no. 3, division no. 1 during 1893 and 1894. Beyond this service, Tenney was instrumental in developing many of the area\'s reservoirs and irrigation systems. Tenney was also active in the State Grange, the Grand Army of the Republic, several ditch companies and other organizations. He married Isabelle Duff Robertson in 1871 and they had two daughters. Tenney died in 1932 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. Further details on Tenney\'s life can be found in Biographical Sketch of Rollin Q. Tenney (1918) and Rollin Q. Tenney: A Larimer County Pioneer (1921; the two are nearly identical).