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Discover a hidden gem high
above the clouds in the
Colorado Rocky Mountains...
The historic mining town of Leadville, Colorado is
tucked away in a magnificent alpine valley at the base of the state's highest
peak - Mount Elbert 14,433 ft. Here you will
find spectacular views, volumes of living history and a population proud of its
working class heritage. Winding through this colorful tapestry like a brilliant
red ribbon is the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad.
Originating in "the highest
incorporated city in North America," the LC&S takes passengers along
the old Denver,
South Park & Pacific and Colorado & Southern lines to the Continental
Divide. As the old adage states, "It's not the destination, but the
journey that's important." This journey is 2 ½ hours long and is full of
breath-taking panoramas across the Arkansas River Valley and humorous
narratives about Leadville's colorful past. Mining and railroading were a large
part of the local history, and today's passengers will find it easy to step
back in time and get a real flavor of the old mining days of the 1800's and
early 1900's.
The history of Leadville is filled
with dramatic stories of real people who made, and lost, fortunes in this frontier
mountain town spiced with Victorian flavor. People known to all of us --
Carnegie, Guggenheim, Susan B. Anthony, the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown,
Doc Holliday, Oscar Wilde, Horace and Baby Doe Tabor -- are just a few of the
many who fill Leadville's past.
Leadville is a National Historic
Landmark District. Most of the buildings were built between 1880 and 1905 and
complete the charm with their Victorian Architecture. Leadville was
incorporated in 1878 and is the highest incorporated city in the continental United States
at 10,152 feet above sea level.
***Winner of the 2003 Governor's Tourism Award***
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