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 Elevation 9300 ft.
- Silverton, Colorado. Elevation 9300 feet.
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- Silverton Colo.
- Black and White Picture of Silverton Taken from up in the mountians.
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- Silverton Colo. Snow Scene
- A black and white photograph of a snow scene in Silverton, Colorado. Trees and mountains can be seen covered with snow.
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- Silverton Colo. from State Highway
- Photograph of Silverton, Colorado taken from the State Highway (550).
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- Silverton Colorado Highway.
- Color postcard of a mercantile in Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton Narrow Gauge
- The Silverton Narrow Gauge in the narrow gorge of the Animas River two miles below Silverton, Colorado
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- Silverton Narrow Gauge and Needle Mts. (Colo.)
- The historic Denver and Rio Grande Western Silverton, which has served the rich mining country of the San Juan Mts. Since 1882, now carries tourists as well as freight through the spectacular Canyon of the Lost Souls in SW Colorado
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- Silverton Narrow Gauge in the Needle Mountains
- Two Denver and Rio Grande Western engines pulling a 22-car mixed passenger and freight train through the Canyon of Lost Souls, 5 miles south of Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton Narrow Gauge, The
- The Silverton Narrow Gauge in the narrow gorge of the Animas River two miles below Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton Railroad Station
- Narrow Gauge Railroad steaming toward historic Silverton, Colorado with the scenic San Juan Mountains in the Background.
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- Silverton Stage Coach
- Silverton stage coach, b/w postcard. Postmarked October 1, 1909.; mailed to Mr. E.A. Aveline in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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- Silverton Town Hall
- Silverton Town Hall.