Marble - Colorado Ghost Town

MARBLE

NAME: Marble
COUNTY: Gunnison
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 4
CLIMATE: Cold Winter, mild summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Near Crystal
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

Known for its marble mines, this town has furnished marble for the likes of the Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Municipal buildings in New York and San Fransisco, and more. This was said to have been the largest marble mine in the world. There is still plenty left today. Two other towns, Yule Creek and Clarence started out nearby Marble and eventuall grew into Marble. The company that handeled the mining here was the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and the Colorado-Yule Marble Company which J.C. Osgood, of nearby redstone fame, had control of. The town is still alive today although there isn't much mining going on. At one time the town had 2 newspapers and even a city band that played outside on the bandstand during the 20's. A visit here wouldn't be wasted. Cemetery - Many gravestones in Colorado are made of marble from the town of Marble. Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Quarry Courtesy Paul Birza Marble Quarry Courtesy Paul Birza Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin	Marble Mill Site Courtesy Dolores Steele Ruins Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Courtesy Dolores Steele White blocks of marble dot the Crystal River. These were used to help stabilize the railroad bed that once served the marble quarry. Courtesy Dolores Steele Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin Marble Courtesy Mike Woodfin

Known for its marble mines, this town has furnished marble for the likes of the Lincoln Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Municipal buildings in New York and San Fransisco, and more. This was said to have been the largest marble mine in the world. There is still plenty left today. Two other towns, Yule Creek and Clarence started out nearby Marble and eventuall grew into Marble. The company that handeled the mining here was the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and the Colorado-Yule Marble Company which J.C. Osgood, of nearby redstone fame, had control of. The town is still alive today although there isn't much mining going on. At one time the town had 2 newspapers and even a city band that played outside on the bandstand during the 20's. A visit here wouldn't be wasted.

Cemetery - Many gravestones in Colorado are made of marble from the town of
Marble.
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Marble
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Marble
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Marble Quarry
Courtesy Paul Birza

Marble
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

Marble Mill Site
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Ruins
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Marble
Courtesy Dolores Steele

White blocks of marble dot the Crystal River. These were used to help
stabilize the railroad bed that once served the marble quarry.
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Marble
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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