20 years ago
June 28, 2001
Silverton celebrates a century and a quarter of incorporation. In 1874 the settlement of Howardsville, located seven miles north of Silverton on State Highway 110, was the principal settlement in the Baker’s Park area and was, for a short time, designated as the county seat of the newly formed county, La Plata. ... San Juan County was officially created on January 21, 1876…
