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central city
8 Porch Notes tagged “central city,” from counties across Colorado.
Local rules - Gilpin County
In Gilpin County, your address decides who makes the rules
Gilpin County has both incorporated municipalities and large unincorporated areas, so the rules for a property depend on whether it sits inside a city or in the county.
Read note ->History and culture - Gilpin County
How limited-stakes gaming reshaped Central City and Black Hawk
Colorado voters approved limited-stakes gaming in Central City and Black Hawk in 1990, tying casino revenue to historic preservation in these old mining towns.
Read note ->History and culture - Gilpin County
Central City and Black Hawk grew out of an 1859 gold strike
Gilpin County's main towns trace back to an 1859 gold discovery in Gregory Gulch, one of the events that pulled prospectors into the Colorado mountains.
Read note ->History and culture - Gilpin County
Why Central City and Black Hawk are a National Historic Landmark district
Central City, Black Hawk, and Nevadaville form a National Historic Landmark district, a high federal recognition that helps explain the area's strict building rules.
Read note ->History and culture - Gilpin County
Nevadaville: the quiet ghost town just above Central City
A couple of miles above Central City sits Nevadaville, an early gold camp that emptied out and now makes a free, easy, photogenic side trip.
Read note ->History and culture - Gilpin County
The Central City Opera House and a summer festival with deep roots
The stone Central City Opera House opened in 1878 in Gilpin County's mining boom and was revived in the 1930s into a summer opera festival that still runs.
Read note ->Money and taxes - Gilpin County
Where Gilpin County casino tax money goes, and why it matters locally
Colorado's casino tax in Black Hawk and Central City is split by formula among the state, historic preservation, the gaming towns, and Gilpin County.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Gilpin County
The Central City Parkway: Gilpin County's direct road up from I-70
The Central City Parkway connects Central City to Interstate 70, giving Gilpin County a paved high-mountain route separate from the road through Black Hawk.
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