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centenntial farm sign

Soward Ranch

The Soward Ranch, southwest of Creede, began as an 80 acre homestead by Dan Soward in 1886. In addition to ranching, Dan served as postmaster for Antelope Springs, Barlow and Sanderson stage station. In the 1920's he added a commercial fish operation. Today, the ranch has a cattle operation and guest cabin facilities.

picture of train passenger shelter

South Fork Passenger Shelter

The setting of the passenger shelter was historically alongside the southwestern bank of the Rio Grande River, where the current Coller State Wildlife Area is located. It remained in this locale, in the vicinity of the town of South Fork, from 1912 to approximately 1970-1971, when the Marvels relocated it to their private property.

Bachelor-Commodore Mine Complex, 5ML.80

Bachelor-Commodore Mine Complex

The Bachelor-Commodore Mine Complex is significant for its association with the mining industry that created enormous wealth for its investors, promoted the settlement of the town of Creede and Mineral County, contributed to the local growth of dependent industries, such as farming and ranching, and evolved to encompass changing processes and labor practices. The Bachelor and Commodore mines were two of the biggest producers of ore within the Creede Mining District, then later, when their workings and output were combined, they had the most productive years of all the Creede-area mines.

Photo of the bath house at the Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs Resort

Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs Resort

Initially developed in the 1870s, the original tourist facilities at the Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs Resort provided rudimentary lodging accommodations and soaking pools. In late 1800s, the Wagon Wheel Gap Improvement Company purchased the resort and constructed extensive improvements between 1902 and 1905. These improvements established the overall rustic character and layout of the guest facilities that remains evident today. 

A photo of the Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine and Mill.

Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine and Mill

The Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine and Mill provided the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I) with fluorspar, a material essential to the manufacture of steel, and became part of CF&I’s holdings in a manner typical of the steel company’s vertical integration structure.

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Rio Grande Hotel

The Rio Grande Hotel in Creede, built in 1892, is one of the few remaining examples of a mining camp boarding house.  After the discovery of silver in 1889, the population of the town of Creede grew to about 10,000 people.  The Rio Grande Hotel was constructed to primarily serve the personnel of the narrow gauge D & RGW Railway, whose original depot is located across the street.

Wagon Wheel Gap Railroad Station

First established as a resort community, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reached the area in 1883 with its narrow gauge tracks and constructed the wood frame depot. 

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Sevenmile Bridge

Constructed in 1935, on Colo. Hwy. 149 in the Rio Grande National Forest, it was moved to Mineral County to provide access to the Marshall Park Campground.

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Rio Grande Hotel (Creede)

The Rio Grande Hotel was constructed circa 1892 to relieve the extreme housing shortage resulting from the area’s silver mining boom.  The hotel was one of only a few wood structures to survive the town’s devastating 1892 fire. 

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Rio Grande Depot (Creede Museum)

After reaching Creede in 1892, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad provided the mining district with an outlet for its ore while bringing in the necessities and occasional luxuries of life in a Colorado mining district.