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Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park®
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The Georgetown Loop® is located 45 miles west of Denver on I-70. An engineering marvel originally built in 1884, the railroad fulfilled the hopes of Georgetown citizens to become a prosperous settlement connected to Denver and points east.
To connect Silver Plume and Georgetown, towns located over 2 miles apart, the tracks had to scale an elevation of 640 feet over mountainous terrain, requiring trestles, cuts, fills, loops, and curves totaling 4.5 miles. Today the Loop is once again a popular tourist attraction and an uncommon way to see the Clear Creek Valley. Along the route visitors may stop for guided tours of a historic silver mine. The park is located on 978 acres and includes an 1884 depot, the Morrison Interpretive Center, two 1860s mines, an 1871 mill building, four reconstructed mine buildings, a locomotive maintenance building, the 1874 Pohle House, and a new rolling stock shelter.
The Georgetown Loop Historic Mining and Railroad Park® is a History Colorado property operated by Historic Rail Adventures, LLC. To make reservations and for more information, visit the Georgetown Loop Railroad website.
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