Built in 1877 to haul silver ore, the Colorado Central Railroad also enjoyed popularity as a tourist attraction.

The Lebanon Tunnel was driven into Republican Mountain by the Lebanon Mining company in 1870.

Located along the north bank of the Conejos River, the site marks the spot where, in 1807, Zebulon Pike raised the American flag over what was then Spanish territory.

Fort Garland is important for its association with the settlement of the San Luis Valley and southern Colorado.  Built in 1858, the fort served as a base of military operations until it was abandoned in 1883. 

The house was built in 1883 for Rocky Mountain News publisher William Byers.  He sold it to the William Gray Evans family in 1889. 

The house was built in 1902 for James Benton Grant, the second Governor of Colorado.  After Grant’s death in 1891, it was purchased by Albert Humphreys, known for his large holdings in mining and oil. 

This circa 1900 brick house was designed by Frederick J. Sterner.  Its gambrel roof is indicative of Dutch Colonial architecture.  The house was a wedding present for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pearce.  

The log cabin was built in 1879 by Leadville banker and mining magnate James V. Dexter for use as a hunting lodge.

Originally built as a two-story residence in 1878, a third floor was added in 1888. 

Built in 1870, the interior of this adobe house blends Hispanic folk art with Victorian furnishings.  It is now operated as part of the Trinidad History Museum by History Colorado. 

This large, mansard roofed Victorian house was built for cattle baron Frank Bloom and his wife Sarah in 1882.  It is now operated as part of the Trinidad History Museum by History Colorado. 

The site includes approximately thirteen acres of Ute Chief Ouray’s original ranch lands.

Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette built an adobe fort on this site about 1835 as part of their fur trading enterprise.  The two sold the fort in 1841 and it was abandoned a year later.