![]() ![]() He named the town �Florence� in honor of his young daughter. McCandless staked his fortune on the railroad and platted part of his farm as a town site. The McCandless homestead adjoined the railroad�s branch line to the coal mines. The railroad stop became known as Frazierville or La Bran. ![]() Soon after, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad laid tracks to the Arkansas Valley�s coal mines. McCandless purchased a 160-acre homestead just south of the Arkansas River.
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