Almost Heaven
by Lynn Sprowl
Title
Almost Heaven
Artist
Lynn Sprowl
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Photograph - Photography
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Almost Heaven by Lynn Sprowl.
SILVERTON COLORADO 9318’ In 1860, Charles Baker and several prospectors entered the Ute Territory of the San Juan Mountains in search of wealth. They soon found deposits of gold and silver along the Animas river in an area that was later called “Baker’s Park”. The Town of Silverton was established in 1874 and incorporated in 1885 in the area of Baker’s Park. Silverton which is the last mining camp standing in the county, is in the heart of the San Juan Mountain’s ancient Caldera bowl.
This mining camp was connected to many other San Juan County mining camps in the late 1800’s by narrow gauge steam railroads.
We still are connected today to Durango by the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge railway.
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