Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon
Silverton, Colorado, is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the high San Juan mountains. According to the Town of Silverton, it became a center for the many regional silver and gold mining camps in 1874. The town has a rowdy “Old West” past that its residents are happy to say hasn’t entirely left. Silverton is found along the San Juan Skyway, which includes the “Million Dollar Highway,” supposedly one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway travels to Durango except in the winter when the risk of avalanches is too great. At an elevation of 9,318 feet, tourists visit Silverton for year-round outdoor activities and to experience a bit of an old mining town. (source)
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- Scene from Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- A tree in the front of the picture frames the mountains in the background.
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- Scene from Million Dollar Highway U.S. 550, Colorado, between Ouray and Silverton.
- The image is a distant shot of the million dollar highway wrapping around the mountainside.Nearby trees frame the top and left border.
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- Scene on Durango-Silverton-Ouray Million Dollar Highway, near Silverton, Colo.
- Scene on Durango-Silverton-Ouray Million Dollar Highway, near Silverton, Colorado.
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- Scene on Million Dollar Highway - Southwestern Colorado.
- Scene on Million Dollar Highway - Southwestern Colorado.
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- Scene on Million Dollar Highway - tunnel in the distance
- Photograph of a scene on the Million Dollar Highway, showing a tunnel in the distance.
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- Scene on the Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- Scene on the Million Dollar Highway, Colorado.
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- Scenic Colorado. Animas Forks mining town between Durango and Silverton.
- Scenic Colorado. Animas Forks mining town between Durango and Silverton. Postcard. Colored picture.
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- School house (Silverton, Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of the school house in Silverton, Colorado.
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- Sheep herding to the high pastures of southwestern Colorado
- A large herd of sheep walking around on a roadway. A mountain can be seen off in the distance.
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- Shrine in honor of Christ of the Mines (Silverton, Colo.)
- Statue of Christ of the Mines. Mountains in the background.