The Arkansas River, South Park, Grape Creek, the wet mountain valley and crossed the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the winter of 1806-1807. Baroney Vasquez • Dr. John Robinson • Sgt. William Meek • Cpl. Jeremiah Jackson • John Brown • Jacob Carter . . . — — Map (db m282098) HM
Working in Underground Darkness In 1880, there were 350 mines in Silver Cliff and the surrounding area, including the deepest silver mine in Colorado, the Geyser Mine. Today, 587 people reside here, perched atop a tangle of mines and tunnels. . . . — — Map (db m282099) HM
Silver Cliff Mine was established after silver was found on a sheer cliff north of this side in 1878. By 1884 the mine, combined with other local mines produced nearly $5 million in silver and other metals, but production dropped sharply . . . — — Map (db m282100) HM
Originally Town Hall and Fire Station. Used 1879 to 1959 when it became the museum. Many top awards in Fire Team competitions were won. — — Map (db m282097) HM
