All Aboard Westcliffe
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad extended a rail line into the Wet Mountain Valley in 1881 to take advantage of Silver Cliff’s mining boom. The line ended one mile […]
How a Railroad Created Westcliffe
Miners discovered silver in a sheer cliff of the Wet Mountain Valley in June 1878. During the resulting rush, Silver Cliff grew very quickly. The 1880 census listed Silver Cliff’s […]