GC654YN Bit-O-History Georgetown & Silver Plume
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: scaber @ | Hide Date: 10/14/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 41.969 W105° 42.650 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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Rest stop cache Eastbound I70

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Georgetown and Silver Plume

Georgetown was founded in 1859 by gold seekers George and David Griffith.  It was silver which put Georgetown on the map and earned it the nickname "Silver Queen".  It was royal indeed with platted streets, elegant hotels, cultural societies, and tidy homes.  But Georgetown suffered from absence of rail service, which made shipping costly and time-consuming.  When the Colorado Central Railroad finally did reach town in 1877, the city barely had time to enjoy it.  Leadville's spectacular mineral strikes the following year made it Colorado's new silver champion.  Trumped but not tarnished, Georgetown continued to produce steady yields through the silver panic of 1893, a remarkable 29 year run of prosperity.      

Silver Plume was incorporated in 1880.  It contained more than 40 mines and several hundred claims.  Many of the profits flowed two miles downhill to Georgetown.  The town housed two thousand miners and had it's own newspaper, brewery, and cornet band.

Congratulations to Duck-Boy for being the most excellent first finder.

05/11/2019 By MinnesotaLoons
Nice hide. Also got to see the train running. SL TFTC

05/02/2019 By Powellx5
Quick find. Tftc

04/20/2019 By graywolfgang
Found it all is well no pen

04/07/2019 By THEINCREDIBLE4
Found and all is well here. Thank you

04/05/2019 By Peter and Gloria
16:47
Find number #14469; Num 10 of 11
Third day of our trip back home from Las Vegas to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Grabbing some favorites and 4 new counties in Colorado.
A quick stop for an easy find. It's just balanced in place; not hanging.
Thanks to Scaber for placing this cache

10/27/2018 By MercedesL
Fun hide. Beautiful spot

10/06/2018 By Brysworld
Took a minute to find this one because there were a lot of Muggles looking in. The George Town Loop train began blowing its horn and gave me the perfect opportunity to make the grab. With muggles distracted, I signed the log Brysworld and then placed the container back in its home. Thank you for the history lesson and a nice little cache on my way through the area.

10/02/2018 By TeamKimi186
Day Seven of our Epic Adventure the quest for 5000 to Mingo and beyond with softball29. Landed in Denver from Albany NY the 26th. Traveling and caching 9 states in 7 days. Found cache in good shape. Signed in and kept moving on to find some more. Step right up have a seat wait for the train and sign the log. Great pic op. TFTC

09/29/2018 By Team Gello
TFTC, what a great view! Train was bonus!!

09/25/2018 By EntropyEndeavor
Stopped by here along the drive from Leadville back to Denver. Missed the first scenic view, but was able to get off at this one. Interesting location.

Had it to myself just long enough to find the caches before a bunch of other people showed up as well. Surprisingly chilly and windy.