THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 entries match your criteria.  

 
 

Related Historical Markers

Susan B. Anthony in Lake City, Colorado
 
By Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2025
Metropolis of the San Juans Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Colorado, Hinsdale County, Lake City — Metropolis of the San Juans —
Gold strike in the San Juans! Word spread like wildfire that summer of 1874, and the following spring prospectors crowded into this hidden mountain valley. They pitched tents and crafted log cabins with dirt floors and sod roofs. In August 1875 the . . . — — Map (db m298157) HM
2 ► Colorado, Hinsdale County, Lake City — Susan B. Anthony Speaks at Courthouse on September 20, 1877 —
The Hinsdale County Courthouse is a two-story, front-gabled frame building that was built in Italianate style and completed in June of 1877. It is Colorado's oldest courthouse which continues to function as a courthouse and is a rare surviving . . . — — Map (db m292100) HM
3 ► Colorado, Hinsdale County, Lake City — Susan B. Anthony in Lake City — The long trail to equal rights —
Excitement was rampant in September of 1877 as Lake City awaited the arrival of a graying spinster nationally known for her strong opinions on liquor abstinence, the role of African Americans in post-Civil War America, and most notably — the . . . — — Map (db m291796) HM
4 ► Colorado, Hinsdale County, Lake City — 156 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
Henry C. & Eugenie W. Olney, J.W. Mills and others formed local Women’s Suffrage Assn. here after Susan B. Anthony’s visit, Sept. 1877. — — Map (db m279600) HM
 
 
  
 
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Oct. 11, 2026