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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «summit county» AND «colorado»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2025
Ute Tipi & Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Colorado, Summit County, Frisco — Ute Tipi —
Near East Main Street (Business Interstate 70) at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Ute For over 8,000 years Colorado has been home to the area's oldest inhabitants, the Ute. The Ute call themselves Nuu-ci, or “the people,” and are made up of twelve ancestral bands. They speak the Numic language, stemming from . . . — — Map (db m288693) HM

2 ► Colorado, Chaffee County, Buena Vista — Buena Vista and the “South Park” Railroad Line — The Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad (DSP&P) —
On East Main Street at North Court Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
DSP&P Historical Timeline: 1872: Governor John Evans, the 2nd territorial governor of Colorado, forms the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway. 1873: Governor Evans forms a new company, the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad (DSP&P, . . . — — Map (db m293299) HM
3 ► Colorado, Summit County, Breckenridge — The Little Engine / Engine 9 Returns to Summit County — The Legendary High Line / Working on the Railroad —
On Boreas Pass Road (County Road 10) near South Main Street (State Highway 9).
The Little Engine The Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&P) established a crucial link between Denver and the high Rockies. The goal was to reach the Pacific Ocean but the harsh winters and challenging mountain terrain took a toll on the . . . — — Map (db m62319) HM

4 ► Colorado, Summit County, Breckenridge — Summit County Courthouse — Breckenridge Historic District — Centennial 1880 - 1980 —
On Lincoln Avenue near North Ridge Street.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places Summit County Courthouse Cornerstone laid in 1909 on the "Most Beautiful spot in Summit County." Dedicated St. Patrick's Day, 1910. This Corner Stone was . . . — — Map (db m57884) HM

5 ► Colorado, Summit County, Breckenridge — Breckenridge, Colorado — National Historic District — Established 1859 —
On South Main Street (State Highway 9) at South Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
You've just stepped into Colorado's Kingdom - a delightful trip back in time with all of today's modern conveniences and amenities. Here you'll find one of the world's premier resorts with outstanding four-season activities to please everyone's . . . — — Map (db m58003) HM
6 ► Colorado, Summit County, Frisco — "Ski for Light, Art for Sight" —
Near East Main Street at North 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Frisco Arts Council ”Ski for Light, Art for Sight” Placed August 2, 1997 Dedicated to Olav Pedersen, father of Ski for Light Artist: William Barth Osmundsen The "Ski for Light, Art for Sight" sculpture of . . . — — Map (db m171497) HM

7 ► Colorado, Lake County, Climax — The Highest Compost Pile in the World —
Near State Highway 91 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
Eighty years of mining operations on Fremont Pass disturbed more than five square miles of land and altered the course of a stream. As of 2009, Climax Molybdenum Company had spent nearly $50 million on land reclamation and water treatment. Not a . . . — — Map (db m122835) HM
8 ► Colorado, Lake County, Climax — Welcome to Climax! —
Near State Highway 91 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
A whole lot of Colorado history has happened right here on top of Fremont Pass. And it all happened because of a metal most people have trouble pronouncing. Molybdenum (moll-ib-den-um) is used to harden steel. More molybdenite ore (the . . . — — Map (db m122900) HM

9 ► Colorado, Summit County, Breckenridge — Riverwalk - Blue River Restoration —
Near South Main Street at Washington Avenue.
Pre-Mining Landscape This valley once held beaver ponds, wet meadows, shrub thickets and open grasslands. Fires started by Native Americans supported herds of mountain bison and favored growth of grasses and wildflowers on the valley floor. . . . — — Map (db m58592) HM
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