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A Brief History of Lake City
Historic Context
An Introduction to Lake City's History
Pre-Settlement (pre-1874)
The Seven Ute Bands
Early Exploration & Trade
Fremont & Gunnison Surveys
Forcing the Utes Out for Gold & Silver
Alferd Packer
The Mining Era, 1874-1904
Gold & Silver Booms of Colorado
The San Juan Excitement
Metropolis of the San Juans
Transportation
Transportation Overview
Toll Roads
Railroad
Mining
The Supply & Milling Center of the San Juans
The Mining Districts
Processing & Infrastructure
The End of Mining
Settlement & Town Building
Platting Lake City
Ball Flats
Boom Town Building
Winding Down
A Brief History of Lake City
Historic Context
An Introduction to Lake City's History
Pre-Settlement (pre-1874)
The Seven Ute Bands
Early Exploration & Trade
Fremont & Gunnison Surveys
Forcing the Utes Out for Gold & Silver
Alferd Packer
The Mining Era, 1874-1904
Gold & Silver Booms of Colorado
The San Juan Excitement
Metropolis of the San Juans
Transportation
Transportation Overview
Toll Roads
Railroad
Mining
The Supply & Milling Center of the San Juans
The Mining Districts
Processing & Infrastructure
The End of Mining
Settlement & Town Building
Platting Lake City
Ball Flats
Boom Town Building
Winding Down
Text for A Brief History of Lake City on this site is taken from Survey Report: 2003 Architectural Survey of Lake City Historic District. 2004. Preservation Publishing, Cathleen Norman, Lakewood, CO.
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Mining Era, continued...
Commercial Development
Setting & Diversity
Entertainment & Hell's Acre
Carpenters & Contractors, Masons & Materials
Entrepreneurs
Abbott Brothers
Henry Finley
John Simpson Hough
John Calhoun Bell
Henry A. Avery
Crooke Brothers
Smith C. Foote
J.W. Brockett
H.L. Franklin
Residential Growth
Civic & Social Organization
Recreation & Tourism, 1915-1954
Introduction
Recreation
Tourism
Early Tourism
1920s: The Automobile & Tourists Arrive
1930s & 1940s: The Allure of Lawlessness
Auto Tourist Camps & Newcomers
1950s to 1970s: Tourism Infrastructure & Promotion
Summer Residences
Historic Preservation in Lake City
An Overview
Commercial Development
Setting & Diversity
Entertainment & Hell's Acre
Carpenters & Contractors, Masons & Materials
Entrepreneurs
Abbott Brothers
Henry Finley
John Simpson Hough
John Calhoun Bell
Henry A. Avery
Crooke Brothers
Smith C. Foote
J.W. Brockett
H.L. Franklin
Residential Growth
Civic & Social Organization
Recreation & Tourism, 1915-1954
Introduction
Recreation
Tourism
Early Tourism
1920s: The Automobile & Tourists Arrive
1930s & 1940s: The Allure of Lawlessness
Auto Tourist Camps & Newcomers
1950s to 1970s: Tourism Infrastructure & Promotion
Summer Residences
Historic Preservation in Lake City
An Overview
