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Colorado Central Rail Road Golden Central City Georgetown Abbot McCoy McLeod HC
Colorado Central Rail Road Golden, Central City, Georgetown by Dan Abbott, Dell A McCoy & Robert W McLeod SIGNED by abbott and McCoy
Hard Cover with plastic protective cover. Reflection from the lights on some photos
416 pages
Copyright 2007
CONTENTS
1. Golden, Colorado, a Railroad Town by 18719
2. Narrow-Gauge Railroad Construction in Clear Creek Canyon59
Chimney Gulch, Huntsman, Guy Gulch, Beaver Brook, Elk Creek, Roscoe, Big Hill, Forks Creek, Smith Hill, to Black Hawk
3. Early Black Hawk and Central City History185
Fortunes made in Mining Gold
4. Rails Reach Central City -1878209
Central City waits Five and a half years for Loveland's railroad to finally be extended into town.
5. South Clear Creek Extension and the Georgetown Loop277
Idaho Springs, Fall River, Dumont, Lawson, Empire, Georgetown, Silver Plume, Graymont, Bakerville
MAP LIST
Colorado Central Rail Road System, 18764
Golden, Colorado 187824
CCRR, Golden Station40
CCRR Station with Milepost 0.044
Mile by Mile, Golden to Milepost 10 (Don Griffin)60
Magpie, Tough Cuss Pass (C&S)65
Chimney Gulch (C&S)71
Huntsman (C&S)77
Guy Gulch (C&S)79
Beaver Brook (C&S)94
Beaver Brook to Elk Creek (C&S)134
Roscoe (C&S)151
Big Hill (C&S)154
Forks Creek (C&S)159
Mile by Mile, Milepost 11.3-24, Roscoe, (Don Griffin)170
Smith Hill (C&S)175
Central City (Sanborn)206
Black Hawk (C&S)209
Black Hawk (Sanborn)212
Hidden Treasure Mill (Sanborn)216
Black Hawk and 1st Switchback (C&S)238
Central City Station260
Central City and Black Hawk (Don Griffin)268
Forks Creek (C&S)280
Mile by Mile, Forks Creek to Idaho Springs (Don Griffin)290
Floyd Hill (C&S)294
Idaho Springs (Sanborn)310
Mile by Mile, Idaho Springs to Empire (Don Griffin)320
Fall River (C&S)327
Dumont (C&S)329
Lawson (C&S)332
Empire (C&S)340
Mile by Mile, Lawson to Georgetown (Don Griffin)343
Georgetown Station351
Georgetown (Sanborn)357
Georgetown Public Ore Market, Clear Creek Sampling359
Georgetown Loop Alignment (Railroad Gazette drawing)363
Georgetown Loop (C&S)370
Mile by Mile, Georgetown to Silver Plume (Don Griffin)380
Silver Plume Station 382
Silver Plume (Sanborn)389
Mile by Mile, Silver Plume to Bakerville (Don Griffin) 402
THE COLORADO CENTRAL RAIL ROAD LISTING OF BRIDGES December 1, 1872 - January 1, 1886 Courtesy Colorado Railroad Museum Collection
Golden to Big Hill, Milepost 0.0 to 12.962
Forks Creek to Black Hawk, Milepost 13.0 to 21.1 172
Black Hawk to end of track, Milepost .0 to .5208
Black Hawk to Central City, Milepost 21.2 to 24.1 230
Forks Creek to Stevens, Milepost .0 to 16.3276
Empire to Graymont, Milepost 17.0 to 29.5338
INTRODUCTION After exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, families soon migrated west braving the odds of hostile natives and the worst possible weather conditions to find a place they could call home. Golden, Colorado, situated next to the nearly impenetrable foothills along the Great Divide, soon became a settlement -with crops planted and businesses set up- and a stopping place before venturing into the Rockies in search of gold. Mining soon produced tonnage requiring more efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland seized this opportunity to develop the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk, and eventually Central City and Georgetown, where the greatest mining claims lay. Photographers exposed their glass negatives-developing them onsite. This wealth of photography, beginning in 1858, enhances the pages ahead of you, full of knowledge - far richer than gold.
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