Gilman, Colorado

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Gilman, Colorado

Founded in 1886 during the Colorado silver boom, Gilman quickly became the most successful in Eagle County. Mining in the area began around 1879, and Gilman was developed during the 1880s by John Clinton, a prospector and judge from nearby Red Cliff.

Clinton built the town of Gilman as a company town to keep miners on site. In 1882, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reached the mining camp of Belden at the base of the cliff. By 1899, there were 300 people in town, and even a newspaper, the "Gilman Enterprise."

The area was mined until 1984 when the EPA demanded it be closed due to toxic conditions. It was designated as a Superfund site in 1986, and was concluded in 2000 that it had been substantially cleaned up.

Click here for more information and some amazing photos from inside Gilman.

 
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