And returned for Rededication ceremony
By Lynn Volkens
When long-ago Gilpin County resident Fred Rowe died in 1914, his family and friends respectfully laid his remains to rest not far from the arched gate at the entrance to the (more…)
Category: History
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Governor Gilpin’s predictions
How right was he when he spoke here?
By Forrest Whitman
The 129th Rollinsville Independence Day celebration has come and gone. It always brings up the question about the stump speech Gov. Gilpin gave here and elsewhere in Gilpin (more…)
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Support your local gunslingers!
Central City’s Wild Bunch Gang – Behind the Scenes
By Tommie Johnston
At the risk of stripping each gang member of his or her badassery image, it’s important to know that the Central City Wild Bunch Gang (WBG) preaches ‘safety first.’ It’s not (more…)
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From mining to Maserati’s
Italian car club pays a visit to the Gilpin History Museum
By Patty Unruh
Several members of The Maserati Club and The Alfa Club of the Rockies buzzed up from the metro area on July 27 to investigate the Gilpin History Museum. Ro and Andy Katz, (more…)
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Visit the ghosts on Rollins Pass
August is a great month to go
By Forrest Whitman
August is a popular month to take a trip up above Rollinsville and wander through Tolland and on up the Giant’s Ladder to Rollins Pass. The best way to do it is on a bike or (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 Years Ago – July 29, 1983
A high country fisherman was injured when he slipped on a snow bank on Rollins Pass last Friday. The Flight-for-Life helicopter from St. Anthony’s Hospital was called to (more…)
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Gunfighters on Main Street!
Were they in Central City?
By Forrest Whitman
Great pictures of Gunfighters in the Register-Call lately! I especially enjoyed the July 18 edition with the “wild bunch” in full color on the front page. These days newspapers from (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 Years Ago – July 22, 1983
Bobby Clay and Kent Blake were called upon to clear the snow off the Rollins Pass road last week. The entire job took about three days. It’s the middle of July, the snow drifts reach to 20 feet and are so long that when the plow operator starts in, that he can’t see (more…)
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The Outlaw Espinosas and Gilpin County
Why Marshall Hunt was on the hunt
By Forrest Whitman
Between March and October of 1863 two brothers, Felipe and Vivian Espinosa went on a rampage in Colorado Territory. They killed and stole without seeming reason or pattern. Citizens looked to the United States Marshall, Alexander Hunt, to stop their rampage. (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 Years Ago – July 15, 1983
Almost every kind of fashion from tuxedos to halter tops was visible on the streets of Central last Saturday night when the Central City Opera House Association officially opened the 1983 festival. U.S. Representatives Pat Schroeder and Ken Kramer were among (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 Years Ago – July 8, 1983
An enthusiastic crowd waved toilet paper and shouted “hooray” as Alderman Bruce Schmalz recalled the words of Central City’s first tourist Horace Greeley, who not only said “Go West young man,” but also “Excuse me, where are the restrooms?” The toilet paper (more…)
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The Face on the Barroom Floor
Gilpin History presents film premiere and annual dinner
By Patty Unruh
Gilpin History, formerly the Gilpin Historical Society, presented its annual Little Kingdom Dinner June 27 in the Lava Room at the Reserve Casino, along with the world premiere of the new documentary, The Face on the Barroom Floor: The Poem…The (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 Years Ago – July 1, 1983
Tuesday, following two days of steady rain combined with a record spring run-off, North Clear Creek flowed out of its channel along Apex Road, flooding several wooded areas. County road crews have made several temporary dams by piling up dirt along the side of (more…)
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Reverend’s Ridge – local beauty, lodgings, and lore
Campground named for Methodist minister
By Patty Unruh
Even though Colorado abounds in natural beauty, few of us are blessed to live near a state park. Here in Gilpin County, though, we residents have Golden Gate Canyon State Park right in our front yards. Many Gilpinites, city folks, and out-of-state tourists have taken (more…)
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Miners’ Days in Nederland moving to September
Nederland Area Historical Society
PRESS RELEASE – The decision has been made. Miners’ Days 2013, sponsored by the Nederland Area Historical Society, will move from July 27, 28 to September 21, and 22. After much soul searching and debate, the decision was made at a special trustees’ meeting (more…)
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Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at Opening Night 1932
A Little Central City Opera History
By Tyler Hypnarowski
With opening night of Central City Opera’s 2013 festival now just a few days away, let’s look back on July 16th, 1932, the opening night that started it all…
Although the Opera House was built in 1878, the Central City Opera House Association (more…)