RED HILL
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NAME: Red Hill COUNTY: Park ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Cold in the winter Warm/ Hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: April to October |
COMMENTS:From Fairplay take 285 north 8.8 miles take a right on CR. 7 Then go 1 mile. REMAINS: Wood, a few buildings, a coral and the mound where the Railroad went through, some ranch equipment |
Red Hill was established by 1880. August of that year a fire started making 1000 lbs of powder explode. 1 man was killed and four other injured and all five building were destroyed. Red Hill Depot was rebuilt for the CSP&P. Red Hill was also the transfer point for freight and passengers to Fairplay, Breckenridge, and Leadville until they got their own rails. Had a population no more than 25. Submitted by Jim Montoya |
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