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San Juan River Bridge

San Juan River Bridge is a 1961 welded continuous girder bridge carrying US 160 over the San Juan River in Montezuma County, Colorado. Determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the preservation-priority bridges featured in Colorado Preservation, Inc.’s Historic Bridges of Colorado listing.

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Shenandoah Dives Mill

The Shenandoah-Dives Mill or Mayflower Mill is an intact and functional but inactive historic ore mill 2 miles east of Silverton, Colorado, United States. The mill was built in 1929 to recover gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper from ore mined at the Mayflower mine...

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Ute Ulay Mill & Townside

The Ute and Utlay mines were some of the best-known silver and lead producers in Colorado. Between 1874 and 1903, the mines were responsible for $12 million worth of minerals, which today would amount to more than $280 million in value.  Located in Hinsdale County,...

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Stranges Grocery

In 1909, Nunzio Grasso constructed the rusticated sandstone Stranges Grocery Store, now the last remaining building in what used to be Grand Junction’s “Little Italy.” The building has become part of the West-Side Redevelopment Area. The City of...

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Southern Ute Boarding School Campus

The Southern Ute Boarding School Campus (SUBSC) reflects a difficult and multi-faceted story of the Indian Boarding School Era within Colorado and American history. The federal government’s efforts to control, contain, and civilize the oldest, longest continuous...

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Red Mountain Mining District

The Red Mountain Project was launched in 1998 in an effort to preserve threatened historic landscapes and structures along the San Juan Skyway and in and around Red Mountain Pass. Dating back to 1874, this scenic, National Register-designated mining district covers...

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