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Nevadaville Colorado Townsite - Ghost town
I like this town. I got a personal tour provided by a resident. She even opened two of the five buildings for me and let me wander thru all the good stuff. The jail cells are actually in the basement of the city hall building. Two cells lined with metal. New photos, May 2006, are the 1st eight photos.
These pictures were taken in January of 2005. They show some of main street, a couple buildings throughout town including the jail, city hall, fire station, and Masonic building. According to what she told me the Masons still meet there once a month.
A reader writes - My grandmother Jane Tregear was born in Nevadaville in 1869. Her father was a miner there. I visited the area several years ago. How do I obtain more information? Thank you Betty
A reader writes - Come and Join us on July 13th for our Annual Pancake breakfast. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $25. The entire proceeds go to the Nevada Temple Association to aid in the restoration of the Masonic Temple in Nevadaville. Fun starts at 8 AM. For more information - http://www.nevadalodge4.org/
A viewer writes - August 2008 - Great site. Loved the pics. of Nevadaville. My great grandparents [Grenfell/Richards] lived there in the late 1870s/early 1880s before coming to the goldfields in Victoria, Australia. Roz rkyriako@bigpond.net.au
A viewer writes - Thursday, April 02, 2009 - I own 25% of a gold mine in Nevadaville called the Sullivan load 88 that I would like to sell. My phone number is 814-274-7343
A viewer writes - May 5,2009 - My cousin, Mary Auer, owned two buildings in Nevadaville, a very nice house and a building where she sold "junk" (she called it Mary's Junk Shot). My best friend and I spent that summer working at Johnson's Smorgasbord in Central City. Every morning we took the mile or so walk down hill to Central City, every night we walked back. It was a wonderful experience. There were, perhaps, another half dozen or so people living there at the time. The remaining buildings were open and you could easily find old bottles and other collectables on the hillside. A more innocent time than today. Anybody remember Johnson's? Mark Norby [mnorby@livemarketing.com]
A viewer writes July 1st, 2009 - I lived in Nevadaville for about 3 months, beautiful place that is very full of ghost's. At night when the time is right you can still hear the stamp mills pounding rocks. The town is full of residents of long ago. A clear summer night is a good time to catch a few with your camera! Sometimes you can get a very clear audio of an old timer too.
A viewer writes - September 2009 - My great great grandfather, Joseph Kramer, owned the saloon in Nevadaville during the town's early mining days; and the last time I visited about 10 years ago, there was still a make-shift sign on the building that said "Joseph Kramer's Saloon" . . . certainly not the original. In the photos above it is the red building with the three arched windows. At the time of my visit, the building was being used as an antique store, but some of the original wallpaper from the saloon days could still be seen on the wall. In the photos above, I notice a "For Sale" sign on the outside of the building . . . certainly wish I could reclaim this piece of my family's history. Thank you for making it possible for a long-distance relative to see a bit of this wonderful old ghost town. Barbara Castillo Scottsdale, AZ wezlzrds@cox.net
A viewer write
Friday, October 02, 2009 - Great
photo's. My husband and I were just there in September. My gg
grandfather John W. Remine and his family first lived there after moving from
Minnesota in 1861. Their house burned down, they then moved to Central City. He
was a lawyer there and later became a district court judge for Summit County.
Paula Schommer,
pmray51@yahoo.com
A follow-up note from Paula. - My gg grandfather John W. Remine Esq, first came to Colorado in the fall of 1859 from Rochester, Minnesota. I'm not certain if he was actually in Nevadaville at this time.
In the spring of 1861, John's wife Maggie and their 2 daughter's, Minnie, and Fannie made the trip to Colorado across the plains by covered wagon. They first lived in Nevadaville. Their house was burned by a forest fire, they then moved to Central City.
John and Maggie had four other children, Willie, Clara, Leea, Helen, all born in Central City. Willie and Leea both died as infants.
John practiced law in Central City and later became district court judge for Summit County. Every summer he rode on horseback over Argentine Pass to Breckenridge to hold court.
He died in Central City, August of 1869 and is buried in the old Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Sadly, we could not find a marker for his burial. Paula
A viewer provides these Winter time photos - THANKS to Harry frank
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A viewer writes Sunday, January 10, 2010 - Hi,found your site looking for info. on Nevadaville, Co.Stumbled into Nevadaville on fishing trip to Central City Pond this summer. Thought it was the coolest place. Hard to imagine that a few thousand people occupied during the 1860's and70's. Found a good book on the area titled "Gulch of Gold" by Caroline Bancroft. Good historical info. about CentralCentral City, Black Hawk, Nevadaville, Russel Gulch and Mountain City which I never knew was between Central and Black Hawk. Looking foward to hiking around this coming spring. Really like your site and love Colo. history. G.Miranda,Thornton,Colo.
A viewer writes - Friday, March 12, 2010 Thanks for the neat pictures & history! I've lived in Colorado for 20 years, and worked in Black Hawk for a time, but never got up to Nevadaville prior to yesterday. I just wish I'd had my camera with me. ;) JoAnn, Lakewood, CO
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