Historical Markers in
Grand County, Colorado

Automobiles Come to Grand Lake Berthoud Pass Cairns-Humphrey Store Grand Lake Grand Lake Grand Lake Lodge Holzwarth Trout Lodge 1920-29 Kauffman House Museum Moose Never Summer Ranch People of Kawuneeche Valley Public Square Rapids Lodge Historic Site Smith Eslick Cottage Camp The Bay Window Cottage The Smith Eslick Cottage Court The Smith-Eslick Cottage Camp The Smith-Eslick Family Why Did They Come?
The first documented discovery of gold in Colorado was in 1858, when a group of prospectors found gold near present-day Denver. This discovery led to the Pike's Peak Gold Rush and a population boom in the area.
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