Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon
Silverton, Colorado, is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the high San Juan mountains. According to the Town of Silverton, it became a center for the many regional silver and gold mining camps in 1874. The town has a rowdy “Old West” past that its residents are happy to say hasn’t entirely left. Silverton is found along the San Juan Skyway, which includes the “Million Dollar Highway,” supposedly one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway travels to Durango except in the winter when the risk of avalanches is too great. At an elevation of 9,318 feet, tourists visit Silverton for year-round outdoor activities and to experience a bit of an old mining town. (source)
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- Silverton (Colo.)
- Hand tinted photograph of Silverton, Colorado's streets against the mountains in the background.
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- Several little homes with mountain and smoke in the background.
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- A view of the town. A mountain on the left side.
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- A train traveling away from a large mountain.
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- A view of Silverton, Colorado with a mountain in the background and what appears to be some grave stones in the foreground.
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- Silverton, in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado and the Animas River, as seen from the Million Dollar Highway (far left). In this picture, the famous narrow-gauge train, the Silverton, can be seen heading for Durango.
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- Silverton (Colo.)
- Photograph of a chair converted into a commode. "It Costs Just a Little More to go First Class. Here the ingenuity of a pioneer brought a touch of luxury to the old west."
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- Cars driving through town. A mountain in the distance overlooks the town.
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- Photograph of Silverton with mountains surrounding the town below.
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- The main street of Silverton. Buildings line the street, cars from the late 50s are parked and driving along the street, the mountains are shown in the background of the photograph.
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- Silverton (Colo.)
- The town is shown in the valley before a mountain in the distance. There is a light snow on the mountain.
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- A large mountain overlooking the town.