GRANITE

NAME: Granite COUNTY: Chaffee ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Hot summers cold winters BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: 26 people i-70 to copper mountain take hwy 91 to leadville stay on hwy 24 17 miles, middle of canyon on left REMAINS: 6 original structures

Judge dyer was assinated in Courthouse, First town in chaffee county Start of colo gold rush Lake couny wars started here, Town burned down three times Bigger rush for silver in leadville depleated population from 4,000 to 300 and then to current population of 26 Submitted by: Tom miller

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