Looking Back!

50 Years Ago August 23, 1974 Capitol City, located between Silverton and Lake City on the Engineer Mountain Jeep road, was officially abandoned the first of the month by the Colorado Secretary of State. The historic ghost town was incorporated in 1879 in Hinsdale County and was once proposed to become the capitol of the state. Lowell B. Swanson, county ass...

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