National Register of Historic Places

Dutchtown

Grand Lake, Grand County, Colorado
Listed
January 29, 1988
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
76002292

About this property

Dutchtown was a mining community high in the Never Summer Mountains of what is now Rocky Mountain National Park. The ghost town lies just below the timberline, and comprises the ruins of four cabins. The site was inhabited by squatters who were made unwelcome in Lulu City, in the Kawuneeche Valley a couple of miles to the east. Dutchtown existed to work the same silver deposits mined by Lulu City residents, but existed as a suburb of Lulu City to accommodate Dutch miners who were run out of town after a drunken affray in Lulu City. It existed from about 1879 to about 1884. The town site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1988.

Location

Grand Lake, Grand County, Colorado
40.43778, -105.88261

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Dutchtown listed on the National Register?

Dutchtown was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1988.

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Dutchtown is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Dutchtown is recorded as the listed era.

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