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11 Porch Notes tagged “leadville,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Lake County
Why Leadville sits where it does: silver, then much more
Leadville grew up around mining in California Gulch, and much of its historic core is recognized as a National Historic Landmark District.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
Leadville is home to the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville tells the story of American mining from a former school building in town.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
The Tabor Opera House tells Leadville's silver-boom story in one building
The 1879 Tabor Opera House in Leadville was built by silver magnate Horace Tabor and is a contributing landmark within the Leadville National Historic Landmark District.
Read note ->Money and taxes - Lake County
In Lake County, the assessor's value is not the whole tax bill
A Lake County tax bill is the assessor's value times a state assessment rate times local mill levies, not value alone.
Read note ->Local rules - Lake County
In Lake County, your address decides who makes the rules
Leadville is the county's only incorporated municipality, so whether you are inside city limits or in unincorporated Lake County changes which government sets local rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Lake County
The Leadville National Fish Hatchery is a working piece of 1800s history
The Leadville National Fish Hatchery, established in 1889, is one of the country's oldest federal fish hatcheries and is open to visitors near Leadville.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
Healy House and Dexter Cabin show Leadville's Victorian boom up close
The Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin in Leadville are History Colorado heritage sites that preserve the Victorian-era homes of the silver boom.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
Riding the High Line Out of Leadville
A seasonal scenic train climbs an old mining grade out of Leadville for big views of Colorado's two tallest peaks.
Read note ->History and culture - Lake County
The Matchless Mine and the cabin where Baby Doe Tabor held on
A short drive up from downtown Leadville, a guided surface tour of Horace Tabor's silver mine ends at the spare cabin where his widow lived out her last decades.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Lake County
The Leadville fish hatchery is a trailhead for hikes and wildlife watching
The grounds of the Leadville National Fish Hatchery double as a trailhead, with named trails climbing toward the Mount Massive Wilderness and good odds of seeing elk, deer, and birds.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Park County
Mosquito Pass is a seasonal 4WD road, not a year-round route to Leadville
Mosquito Pass connects Alma and Leadville over a very high, rocky road that is usually open only for a short stretch of summer and needs a high-clearance 4WD vehicle.
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