Museums

The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad completed construction on the depot at Jefferson around 1880. The railway was a boon to local ranchers who could now ship their hay and cattle to markets in Denver and Leadville far more easily. Read more...

Originally homesteaded in 1881 by James B. Putnam, the Buckley Ranch was eventually pruchased by the Harrington family and passed along to Ada Harrington and her husband, Arthur R. Buckley. The young couple took over ranch operations in 1908, raising cattle, horses, and hay until sheep became the primary product of the ranch around 1915. The sheep ranch was highly Read more...

  View this post on Instagram   The Guffey Garage in Guffey, Colorado, is a time capsule to the past. #hikinguniversity #hikingadventures #hike #visitcolorado #colorado #guffey #guffeycolorado #guffeygarage #historyinpictures #historyhiker #history #historycolorado #historiccolorado #hiking_university A post shared by Colorado Hiking Adventures (@hiking_university) on Nov 2, 2019 at 8:35pm PDT Read more...

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South Park City is a remarkable recreation of early high country mining towns, preserving the history of our nation’s frontier while educating and entertaining the present. Located in Fairplay, Colorado, the museum represents a mining town between 1860 and 1900. Thirty-four authentic buildings filled with over 60,000 artifacts portray many of the economic and social aspects of boomtown life. Seven Read more...

The Como Depot was completed in 1879 to service the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad (DSP&P) that ran through Como at that time. Como was an important railroad hub for the DSP&P with many branches, heading over Boreas Pass to Breckenridge and to the nearby King Coal Mines. In its heyday, the depot has bustling with activity, but as Read more...