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Georgetown, CO at night.
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nrhp # 66000243- The Georgetown–Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District is a federally designated United States National Historic Landmark that comprises the Town of Georgetown, the Town of Silver Plume, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two silver mining towns along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
The district includes well-preserved examples of the buildings and mining structures of the Colorado Silver Boom from 1864 to 1893. The Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park includes the reconstructed Georgetown Loop, a spectacular example of 19th-century 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway engineering required to negotiate the 601 feet (183 meters) of elevation rise in the mere 2.0 miles (3.2 kilometers) between the two towns. Historic steam locomotives pull passenger trains over the loop from late May through the beautiful Autumn colors of early October. Guided tours of the Lebanon Silver Mine are also available.
The district was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 13, 1966.
Gold was discovered in Georgetown by George and David Griffiths in 1859, and Georgetown eventually took its name from the former. The gold finds in the area were relatively minor, but a major lode of silver was discovered in 1864, kicking off the local boom. Georgetown became a center for thousands of miners operating in the surrounding hills. Silver Plume was developed as one of a series of satellite camps, and in 1884 the Georgetown Loop Railroad was built, connecting the two by rail. Mining declined in the 1890s, and the area has since had a relatively low population.
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It has been a long time since I had a chance to wander through downtown Georgetown, plus I couldn't say no to a beautiful day! The sun was shining, the weather though a little cold was still good. Plus the streets were nice and quiet.
The former town hall for Georgetown, this beautiful art deco styled building is a little bit hidden from the main street but still worth checking out.
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"Ich Bin Ein Berliner" Mural by Rodrigo Pradel on the side of a German Beer Hall in Georgetown called The Berliner.
Auxiliary power-cab unit (APCU) 9861 ( renumbered later to 903) was converted from an Ontario Northland Railway FP7A 1512 for use on GO trains. It provided a better crash standard for the crew and the GMD prime mover was replaced by a V8 engine to provide climate control power to the passenger cars.
9861 is seen at Georgetown Ontario on April 27th, 1974 on the official launch of the GO service to Brampton and Georgetown. GP40-2W 9808 was heading the train and 9861 was on the rear. Invited dignitaries traveled to Georgetown on a steam hauled service powered by Ontario Rail's ex-CPR 1057 and rode the GO Train home.
We had to take a boat out to the lighthouse. The tour guide said people live in these boats but don't pay taxes or prier fees...Hope everyone has a Bless week!
On February 16, 1996 during a snow storm, an eastbound MARC local collided with Amtrak's westbound Capitol Limited which was crossing over from #2 to #1 track at Georgetown Jct on CSXT's Metropolitan Subdivision just outside of Washington DC. The crash occurred just ahead in this photograph taken a couple of months later in the springtime. In remembrance of the lives lost on that fateful day, a wooden cross, painted white, was installed on the Talbot St overpass later.
Ilford Delta 400
The old county courthouse in Georgetown, Texas, with Christmas decorations Adorning it and the town square. Georgetown is the county seat of Williamson County, and sits near the geographic center of the county. Its population is about 20% of the largest town, which would be round Rock (pop. around 120,000). In spite of the small population it is a thriving town, and growing rapidly (as people flee the high cost of living in Austin).
Georgetown, on Clear Creek approx. thirty miles west of Denver, was founded in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. The town did not grow significantly until the discovery of silver further up the canyon on September 14, 1864. The town dwindled following the collapse of the Silver Boom in 1893, until the 1950s when the town began to experience a small renaissance and has only grown in importance over the years since, as a popular tourist destination.
This photo, taken on September 23, 2002, is from the Guanella Pass Road, which rises into the mountains to the south of town. The tower of historic Alpine Firehouse no. 2 is seen at the center of the photo.
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