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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- Sunset at Silverton, Colorado
- Red, orange and purple sky over a dark mountain behind the town of Silverton, Colorado. In the valley.
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- Switchback on Million Dollar Highway near Red Mountain, Colorado
- A color postcard of a road with mountains in the background with clouds in the sky.
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- Switchbacks U.S. 550 (Colo.)
- View of an area of the road that curves almost into a circle. A single car is driving along the road.
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- Switchbacks on Million Dollar Highway rising out of Ouray, Colo.
- This is an actual photo print. Image of a road traveling along a mountain side. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.
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- Switchbacks on Red Mountain Pass between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado
- A color postcard of a road with mountains and clouds in the background.
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- Switchbacks on the Million Dollar Highway
- Switchbacks on the Million Dollar Highway
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- Switchbacks on the Ouray - Silverton Hwy. (Ouray, Colo.)
- A long curvy road that travels along several mountains. Actual photo print.
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- The General Store & Candle Shop
- On Blair Street, Silverton, Colorado. Established in 1969.
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- The Horseshoe Chief Ouray Highway
- Black and white photo of a meandering dirt road in the shape of a horse shoe.
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- The Main Street of Silverton, Colorado
- A color postcard of the main street of Silverton, Colorado with a mountain in the background and clouds in the sky.
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- The Million-Dollar Phatom Canyon Highway
- A cartoon picture of the Million-Dollar Phantom Canon Highway.