White Ash Mine Disaster

Historical marker location:

Golden, Colorado

( Marker is on 12th Street, 0.1 miles west of Maple Street, on the left when traveling west.)

The town of Leadville, Colorado, located at an elevation of over 10,000 feet, was once the second-largest city in Colorado and home to the richest silver mine in the world. It also has the distinction of having the highest airport in North America, at an elevation of 9,927 feet.