Below The Surface

Episode 6 January 01, 2026 00:17:53
Below The Surface
The Magic City of the Southwest
Below The Surface

Jan 01 2026 | 00:17:53

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Show Notes

In the 1950's residents living along the Piedra and San Juan Rivers in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico learned that their communities would be condemned and indundated by reservoir water, because a federal water reclamation project would move forward.

This episode tells the story of what happened to Raymond Gallegos' family when they were forced to relocate, and the lives they left behind.

Reporting, production, and musical scoring by Adam Burke for Magic City Studios.

© Magic City Studios, llc

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