Fort Junction

Historical marker location:

Firestone, Colorado

( Marker can be reached from Interstate 25 Frontage Road south of State Road 119.)

Marker installed: 1939

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.