Originally named Castle Forks, then
Chloride, this town was founded aroun 1880 due to the location
of placer deposites in the Castle Creek Valley. There was such
a boom that three years later there were 2500 residents, two
newspapers, a school, two sawmills, and 20 saloons. The town
soon dwindeled as the mines played out and nearby the nearby
Aspen load was located. By 1900, there was only two people left.
In 1953, the land was deeded to the Forest Service and is now
preserved by the Aspen Historical Society.

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