SILVERTON COLORADO

If you go to http:// www.silvertoncolorado.com/ you will see this:

Welcome to Silverton, Colorado!

Or, as one local puts it, "Silverton: A gritty little mining town with Victorian pretensions!" Once the stomping ground of silver kings and railroad giants, Silverton survives today as one of Colorado's most endearing destinations...

For more information on the history of Silverton and San Juan County visit http://www.silvertonhistoricsociety.org/

Here are some pictures of downtown silverton today. One paved road goes through it.
And of course the train goes through it. It sits at an altitude of 9305 feet (2836 m) and has a population of 531. Millions of dollars worth of gold and silver were mined here.