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Founded in 1878, Crested Butte is a former coal-mining town turned ski resort nestled in the Elk Mountains of northern Gunnison County.
Jan 1, 1996 · Reflections on a Western Town: An Oral History of Crested Butte, Colorado. Paperback – January 1, 1996. by Kelsey D. Wirth (Author) 3. See all formats and editions. Book by Wirth, Kelsey D. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 222 pages.
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By 1873, Coloradans pressed for a revision of the 1868 Ute Indian Treaty, which legally barred entrance to the southwestern Colorado mining frontier. The Brunot Treaty, enacted in 1874, opened four million acres in the heart of the San Juans to impatient treasure seekers and settlers.
Crested Butte Historic District - Settlers looking for precious metals were in the area as early as 1874. As the number of mining camps grew, Crested Butte thrived as a supply center, and the town was incorporated in 1880.
Placer miners were present in the area as early as the 1860’s. In 1873, geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden was on an expedition surveying the Elk Mountains. From the top of what is today known as Teocalli Mountain, Hayden referred to present day Crested Butte Mountain and Gothic Mountain as the "crested buttes", which became the Town's namesake.
Hayden's Atlas of Colorado was one of the penultimate publication of the extraordinary Surveys conducted by the United States Geological and Geographical Survey from 1868 to 1879. The 1877 was the first edition of this landmark publication.
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The once grimy coal mining town of Crested Butte (1878, 8,885 feet) (NRD) has been reborn as one of Colorado's slickest resorts. The street grid is laid out in a beautiful mountain valley named for the most prominent of many nearby peaks, whose top resembles a cock's comb.
