Creede (Colorado)

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Creede
Creede (Colorado)
Creede
Creede
Location in Colorado
Basic data
State : United States
State : Colorado
County : Mineral County
Coordinates : 37 ° 51 ′  N , 106 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 51 ′  N , 106 ° 56 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 313 (as of 2019)
Population density : 127.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.46 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.46 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 2682 m
Postal code : 81130
Area code : +1 719
FIPS : 08-14765
GNIS ID : 2412384
Town center Creede.jpg
Looking north along Main Street into the rock cut

Creede, Colorado is a small community in Mineral County , Colorado . Creede is the county seat of Mineral County.

The place is located in the San Juan Mountains in the headwaters of the Rio Grande on Willow Creek, which flows into this approx. 3.5 km downstream. It was named after Nicholas C. Creede . Around 1840 the first farmers settled on the upper reaches of the Rio Grande. Silver finds in the surrounding mountains were mined with little success from 1869. It was not until 1889 that there was a silver boom in the mountains around Creede. At times around 10,000 people lived in the region. Mining has continued since then until 1985. Nevertheless, the population fell to 290 (2010). The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company tied the community to the railway network. Today tourism is the town's most important source of income.

Attractions

View towards Creede from the cemetery above the village
Remnants of mining activities in the Bachelor Loop

Creede has a town center with some historic buildings and art galleries. The Creede Historical Museum informs about the past of the city, it is located in the old station building. The Underground Mining Museum documents the legacy of mining. The Bachelor Loop Trail offers mountain bikers, hikers and off-road vehicle drivers an insight into the surrounding mountains with many remains of mining. In the west, above the village, is the historic cemetery with graves from the pioneering days. A few kilometers south-east, in the Rio Grande breakthrough valley, is the railway station of the same name at the Wagon Wheel Gap , which is registered in the National Register of Historic Places .

Web links

Commons : Creede, Colorado  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Creede Historical Society. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
  2. ^ Creede, Colorado's Underground Mining Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Bachelor Loop. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Asset Detail. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .