Fort Vasquez / Fort Vasquez Country

Historical marker location:

CanAm Highway, Platteville, Colorado

( Marker is on CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) 0.6 miles south of County Road 30, in the median.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.