Central City, Colorado

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Main Street - Central City 1862

Main Street - Central City 1864

Main Street Central City, Colorado 1864

Famous Teller House Bar - Central City

Eureka Street - Central City

View of Central City, Colorado in 1860

Central City Opera House ca. 1880

Main Street - Central City

Central City Colorado ca. 1880s

Mill on the Gregory Extension & Briggs Lodes - Central City, Colorado 1861

The full title written on the photo is: "East end of mill, Smith & Parmelee Gold Co. on Gregory Extension & Briggs Lodes."

Concert hall at Central City, Colorado 1872

Eureka and Lawrence Streets - Central City, Colorado ca. 1880

Photo taken in front of the Central City Opera House.

Boiler being transported at Central City, Colorado

Mountain City, Colorado ca. 1860s

Mountain City section of Central City ca. 1880s

In this view is the Gregory Lode and what was previously the community of Mountain City. Mountain City was established in 1859 between Black Hawk and Central City, but was later absorbed by Central City.

Fourth of July parade at Central City, Colorado 1890s - colorized

Stagecoaches at Central City, Colorado 1875

Early 1860s placer mining scene in Gregory Gulch below Central City, Colorado

1860s mining scene - Central City, Colorado area

View of Central City and Black Hawk from Bobtail Hill

Mountain City (Central City) Colorado ca. 1880

Gregory Lode 1861

Miners at the Saratoga mine - Central City, Colorado 1889

Central City High School ca. 1870s

Central City, Colorado 1864

Roworth & Co Central City, Colorado 1868

Described in 1869: :Roworth & Co. is the largest grocery house in the mountain towns, and do a business to the amount of $200,000 yearly, largely supplying the home retail trade as well as traders in all the mountain settlements. Hon. W. M. Roworth, the founder of this house in 1860, commenced here with less than a wagon load of goods; has now retired with a competency, and is serving his second term as Mayor of the city."

Central City Fire Department

Central City from Above

Arrival of the railroad at Central City, Colorado 1878

Central City 1952

Central City 1952

Central City - 1952

Central City 1952

Central City 1951