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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: Silverton (Colo.); A row of buildings and cars parked in front of them on Main Street in Silverton, Colorado. Mountains are seen behind the buildings.

: Silverton (Colo.); Picture of Silverton.

: Silverton (Colo.); Several little homes with mountain and smoke in the background.

: Silverton (Colo.); Train terminal with several trains stopping at it. One train is just pulling in.

: Silverton (Colo.); Hand tinted photograph of Silverton, Colorado's streets against the mountains in the background.

: Silverton (Colo.); Silverton, in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado and the Animas River, as seen from the Million Dollar Highway (far left). In this picture, the famous narrow-gauge train, the Silverton, can be seen heading for Durango.

: Silverton (Colo.); A cemetery on a hill in the foreground. Silverton is in the distance and a large mountain overlooks the town.

: Silverton (Colo.); Narrow gauge railroad train leaving Silverton, Colorado. Mountain in the background.

: Silverton (Colo.); Print of mountain overlooking Silverton.

: Silverton (Colo.); Photograph of Silverton with mountains surrounding the town below.

: Silverton (Colo.); Large mountain overlooking the town.

: Silverton (Colo.); Old section of Silverton, Colorado.

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