GLADSTONE
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GLADSTONE |
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NAME: Gladstone COUNTY: San Juan ROADS: 2WD GRID: 7 CLIMATE: Cool winter with snow, cool summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer |
COMMENTS:
At the end of SR 110 out of
Silverton. REMAINS: Current mining operation, many original buildings. |
| Some of the highest peaks
in Colorado are home to a number of old mining camps. Among them is Gladstone.
If one is visiting Animas Forks, Eureka and Silverton, the one time “hub”
of the mining area, one might also want to visit Gladstone by traveling
from Silverton up Cement Creek to Gladstone. Like the rest of the early
towns, Gladstone is on a mountainside. Not many buildings are standing but
foundations and mining equipment are evidence of what went on during the
1880s and 90s. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth. |
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