Georgetown - Colorado Ghost Town

GEORGETOWN

NAME: Georgetown
COUNTY: Clear Creek
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 2
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow, mild summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Just off I-70, semi-ghost.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

Although gold gave Georgetown its start, it was silver that gave the town the honor of being the most important silver camp in Colorado until 1878 when it was surpassed by the town of Leadville. Georgetown was a relatively orderly town. It had its share of undesirables but there were fewer killings and less violence. It could also claim to have the most posh hotel west of the Mississippi. It was Louis Du Puy's Hotel De Paris. Born in France, Du Puy squandered an inheritance and came to Georgetown to recoup his fortune. He bought a building on Alpine Street and remodeled it into the hotel. Its opulence was undreamed of in a mining town as was its cuisine. Du Puy first approved guests before they became guests. Many were turned away for reasons known only to Du Puy. Georgetown could have gone the way of many mining towns, but it decided to stay alive. Its buildings are in good condition and a good road makes the town very accessible. It is almost due west of Denver on highway 40. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth. Jain died 1879 Courtesy Dolores Steele Edith - died 1879 - aged 7 yrs. 10 mo. Courtesy Dolores Steele Andrew - died 1887 -"Our twin baby" Maggie - died 1886 - "Our darling Maggie" Courtesy Dolores Steele Georgetown Loop Historic Mining area train - Town of Silver Plume in background Courtesy Dolores Steele The following pictures can be clicked on for full size images Georgetown - Dining room at the Hotel De Paris - 1925 Georgetown - Hotel De Paris - Famous Old French Inn - 1925	Georgetown Loop Railroad Courtesy Colorado State Historical Society Georgetown From Lake and Hill Courtesy Dolores Steele Georgetown Street Courtesy Dolores Steele Georgetown Courtesy Dolores Steele Mercantile Co. Courtesy Dolores Steele Georgetown Courtesy Dolores Steele Jail Courtesy Dolores Steele Georgetown Courtesy Dolores Steele Georgetown Courtesy David Johnson

Although gold gave Georgetown its start, it was silver that gave the town the honor of being the most important silver camp in Colorado until 1878 when it was surpassed by the town of Leadville. Georgetown was a relatively orderly town. It had its share of undesirables but there were fewer killings and less violence. It could also claim to have the most posh hotel west of the Mississippi. It was Louis Du Puy's Hotel De Paris. Born in France, Du Puy squandered an inheritance and came to Georgetown to recoup his fortune. He bought a building on Alpine Street and remodeled it into the hotel. Its opulence was undreamed of in a mining town as was its cuisine. Du Puy first approved guests before they became guests. Many were turned away for reasons known only to Du Puy. Georgetown could have gone the way of many mining towns, but it decided to stay alive. Its buildings are in good condition and a good road makes the town very accessible. It is almost due west of Denver on highway 40. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.