Georgetown
Inscription
Commemorating the historical importance of the Georgetown Mining Region. The Griffith Lode (2500 ft. N.E.), later a silver producer was discovered June 17, 1859, by George W. Griffith, for whom Georgetown was named. Town site claimed June 29, 1860. The Belmont Lode (5.7 miles S.W.), first important silver discovery in Colorado, located Sept. 14, 1864.
Boom productions in 1870s and 1880s. Metal output totals $50,000,000
Location
Sources
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Berthoud Pass
Empire, CO
Berthoud Pass. Across the Continental Divide between South Platte and Colorado River drainages.
Georgetown Loop
North Central, CO
Site of the high bridge of the Georgetown Loop.
Hotel de Paris
Georgetown, CO
Hotel de Paris. A Norman inn built in a great silver mining camp by a mysterious Frenchman called Louis Depuy.