HISTORIC SITE MAP The Four Rivers Historical Alliance is comprised of museums and historical societies from Aspen to Marble to Eagle to Parachute, Colorado. PARACHUTE/BATTLEMENT MESA RIFLE AREA SILT/ NEW CASTLE AREA CARBONDALE AREA REDSTONE AREA MARBLE AREA GLENWOOD SPRINGS AREA BASALT AREA ASPEN AREA EAGLE COUNTY/LEADVILLE AREA RIFLE/SILT AREA MCKAY-WASSAM HISTORIC PARK AND HOUSE WHERE: WHEN: COST: 259 Cardinal Way, Parachute Year round access to the Park Free 3 SETTLEMENT RESERVOIRS WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: See website for directions or stop at the Parachute Information Center during the summer. Mid-June to October Free Seven reservoirs at 10,000 feet south of Battlement Mesa, constructed in 1892. The reservoirs were renovated by the National Forest Service and are stocked with native cutthroat trout. www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_ DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5186529.pdf Rifle Ranger District, White River National Forest (970) 625-2371 2 COULTER LAKE GUEST RANCH WHERE: WHEN: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 80 County Road 273 Open year round Guest ranch featuring historic cabins, horseback riding, hunting and fishing. See our website for more information, photo gallery, rates, and history of the ranch. www.coulterlake.com (970) 625-1473 9 RIFLE HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: CONTACT: 337 East Ave. Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children (6-12), children under 6 free Follow the story of Rifle’s past and changes in lifestyles, businesses, and industry. (970) 625-4862 5 RIFLE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT WHERE: WHAT: CONTACT: Downtown Rifle Self-Guided Walking Tour available at the Rifle Information Center. A wonderful walk through time; with many downtown buildings being well over 100 years old. (970) 625-2085 6 RIFLE ARCH WHERE: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: North on Hwy 13 approximately 7 miles, marked trail head with parking on right Natural Rock Arch on the Hogback www.riflechamber.com Rifle Chamber of Commerce (970) 625-2085 4 OLD TOWN HALL AND JAIL HISTORICAL MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: 4th Street Tuesdays & Thursdays during summer, or by appointment Free, donations accepted Housed in the former Town Hall/Fire Department, the museum includes historical artifacts from the mining and ranching communities that founded New Castle. www.newcastlecolorado.org 14 CAYTON RANGER STATION WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: Approximately 20 miles south of Silt See website for directions. Mid-June to October Free Early period Forest Service ranger station www.caytonrangerstation.org Rifle Ranger District, White River National Forest (970) 625-2371 11 HIGHLAND CEMETERY AND VULCAN MINING MEMORIAL WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: Take Castle Valley Blvd. to Club House Dr. to Cemetery Rd. (Lakota Ranch, north of City Market) Available all day, every day Free The cemetery was established in 1888 and cemetery map is available at Town Hall, the Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Museum. The 1964 Vulcan Mine Memorial is also on display. www.newcastlecolorado.org 12 CARDIFF COKE OVENS WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: CONTACT: 2 miles south of Glenwood Springs, take Midland Avenue south at 27th Street to Airport Road Daily, year round Daylight hours Free Historic coke oven remnants from 1800s coal mining industry, which are on the National Register of Historic Places. (970) 945-4448 18 LINWOOD (PIONEER) CEMETERY WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: CONTACT: Trailhead begins at 12th and Bennett in Glenwood Springs Daily, year round Daylight hours Free, donations encouraged Moderate 1/3 mile hike to Glenwood’s oldest cemetery where the community’s pioneers are buried, including Doc Holliday and Kid Curry. A walking tour guide is available at the Frontier Museum or at the donation tube in the cemetery. (970) 945-4448 17 DOC HOLLIDAY MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: Basement, Bullock’s, 732 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs Store hours The Doc Holliday museum is a satellite location for Glenwood Springs Historical Society’s Frontier Museum and is located in the basement of Bullocks store at 732 Grand Ave. The current show is “Doc Holliday-Life, Legend and Lore” and includes objects associated with Doc Holliday as well as period artifacts. www.glenwoodhistory.com (970) 945-4448 15 MAIN STREET CARBONDALE WHERE: TIME: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: Intersection of Main Street Carbondale and Hwy. 133, across from City Market. Access anytime Free Historic buildings include The Dinkel Building, The IOOF Hall also known as the Rebekah Lodge, The Village Smithy and The Crystal Theatre to name but a few. For a walking tour of historic main street, link to the Mt. Sopris Historical Society. www.mtsoprishistoricalsociety.com 19 THE THOMPSON HOUSE MUSEUM WHERE: TIME: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: River Valley Ranch Drive off of Hwy. 133. Take second right at North Bridge Drive. Parking is available on the Museum grounds. Saturdays from 2-5pm in the summers and early fall. Please call in advance. $10 1887 brick ranch house with original artifacts and décor. Newly listed on the National Register of Historical Places. www.mtsoprishistoricalsociety.com (970) 963-7041 21 HILLCREST CEMETERY WHERE: TIME: COST: WHAT: CONTACT: Take Road 101 off of Meadow Wood Drive, Carbondale. Hillcrest Cemetery is at the top of White Hill and situated about one half mile directly in back of Saint Mary’s Church. Open access Free Traditional western cemetery includes tombstones from some of the area’s original pioneer families. Town of Carbondale Parks and Public Space (970) 963-2733 20 REDSTONE CASTLE (CLEVEHOLM MANOR) WHERE: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: One mile south of Redstone. Private gated access. Please see website for updated tour times and price John C. Osgood’s 42-room country estate featuring original fixtures and furniture. This is a historical treasure! TheRedstoneCastle.com 27 REDSTONE COKE OVENS WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: Located along Highway 133 at the south entrance to Redstone Accessible year round Free Bee-hive shaped Ovens used to convert coal to coke for CF&I Company, 1900-1909. Recently restored to show original design, and with interpretive signage to explain the coking process and importance to Redstone. www.redstonecolorado.com/living_history.html 23 REDSTONE HISTORY MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: Redstone Boulevard adjacent to the Redstone Park Open Summer and Fall Free Original lantern house located at the Coal Basin mines west of Redstone. Houses artifacts depicting the history of Redstone and area mining and coking activities. www.redstonecolorado.com 25 REDSTONE INN WHERE: WHEN: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 82 Redstone Blvd. Open year round Full-service hotel and inn originally built in 1902 to house bachelor workers. www.redstoneinn.com (970) 963-2526 24 MARBLE MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 412 W. Main Street June thru August Thursday – Sunday, 11:00 to 4:00 $5 adults, juniors and seniors $3, children and members free Built as a school house in 1912, the museum features exhibits on Marble history and the Colorado Yule Marble Company which provide stone for the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. www.marblehistory.org (970) 963-9815 28 MARBLE CITY STATE BANK BUILDING WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: Follow CR3 (Park St.) to corner of 1st and Main. Bank building is on the Northwest corner. Currently the home of The Marble Hub, the building is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 7 days a week from Memorial Day through September. Free Main bank during Marble’s boom years (1912 to 1917) and is the only historical commercial building remaining in Marble. It was listed on the National Historic Register in 1999 and the restoration was completed in 2002. 30 CRYSTAL MILL (DEAD HORSE MILL) WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: 7 miles east of Marble. Follow CR3 through Marble, past Beaver Lake and up Daniel’s Hill. Take right at fork and proceed past Lizard Lake toward Crystal City. Road is a 4X4 road and is inaccessible past Beaver Lake in the winter. 4X4 tours are available from Marble in the summer. Free One of the most photographed sites in the country, the Crystal Mill (Dead Horse Mill) was built in 1893 just west of the mining town of Crystal City. 31 LUCHSINGER HALFWAY HOUSE WHERE: WHAT: 120 Riverside Drive Historic halfway house for travelers. This somewhat derelict building is located on private property owned by descendants of the Luchsinger family and can be viewed from Riverside Drive. (Please respect and stay off private property.) 32 CHAPMAN DAM AND CAMPGROUND WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: At Basalt, take Frying Pan Road. Go 29 miles to Chapman Campground. June - October Free to visit, camping fees apply Civilian Conservation Corps era dam, fishing, camping www.fs.usda.gov/main/whiteriver/home Aspen-Sopris Ranger District (970) 963-2266 35 MIDLAND AVENUE AND HOMESTEAD DRIVE WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: Downtown Basalt Daily, year-round, self-directed walking tour Free Historic structures built primarily in the late 1800s reflect Basalt’s history as a railroad and agricultural community, as well as its early ties to the Roaring Fork Valley’s mining industry. www.basaltheritage.org for walking tour map Pick up a complimentary copy of the Basalt Directory the Basalt Chamber of Commerce located in the red caboose in Lions Park, 101 Midland Avenue. 33 HOLDEN MAROLT RANCHING AND MINING MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: Marolt Open Space in Aspen, trail accessed museum Mid-June through October Tuesday - Saturday $10 person, $8 seniors, 12 and under free Ranching and mining museum featuring displays and interactives on mining, mining processing, lumber mill and ranching, housed on the grounds of the former Holden Lixiviation Plant and Marolt Ranch. www.aspenhistory.org (970) 925-3721 37 INDEPENDENCE GHOST TOWN WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 16 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82 Tours available mid-June - October 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily Suggested donation of $3 person Mining-era ghost town www.aspenhistory.org (970) 925-3721 39 WHEELER-STALLARD MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 620 W. Bleeker Street, Aspen Year round Tuesday – Saturday, except holidays $10 person, $8 seniors, 12 and under free Historic house museum & temporary exhibit gallery www.aspenhistory.org (970) 925-3721 36 RED CLIFF MUSEUM WHERE: WHEN: TIME: COST: WHAT: CONTACT: Red Cliff Town Hall, 400 Pine Street By appointment, call (970) 827-5303 By arrangement Free Artifacts from Eagle County’s first town and mining camp. (970) 827-5303 42 TIGIWON COMMUNITY HOUSE AND NOTCH MOUNTAIN SHELTER WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: From Minturn go 2.5 miles south on US 24, then 6 miles on Tigiwon Road. Mid-June to October 30 Free to visit, Day use rental available at www.recreation.gov Historic lodge available for reunions, weddings and parties. Situated near trailheads into Holy Cross Wilderness and historic Notch Mountain Shelter. www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/rangerdistricts/ eagle_holycross/index.shtml Holy Cross Ranger District, White River National Forest (970) 827-5715 43 HEALY HOUSE MUSEUM AND DEXTER CABIN WHERE: WHEN: COST: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 912 Harrison Ave., Leadville, CO Open Late May – October; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. History Colorado members free, adults $6, seniors $5.50, children (6-12) $4.50, children under 6 free The Healy House is a restored 1878 Greek Revival clapboard home with period displays. The Dexter Cabin, built as a hunting lodge in 1879 has a humble log cabin exterior and a surprising lavish interior. Formal gardens. www.historycolorado.org/museums/healy- house-museum-dexter-cabin (719) 486-0487 40 RIFLE MTN. PARK/COMMUNITY HOUSE (CCC CAMP) WHERE: WHAT: WEBSITE: CONTACT: 13885 County Road 217 (End of State Hwy 325—north of Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery) World class rock climbing extending for 2.5 miles in a spectacular boxed canyon. Hiking and ice caves. Visit the Rifle Community House that was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp. www.rifleco.org/index.aspx?NID=91 (970) 665-6570 8 Elk Peaks Photography fourrivershistoricalalliance.wordpress.com