Laura van den Berg
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Colorado and Southern Railway: Clear Creek Narrow Gauge Nature_Gift_Guide Laura van den BergIn 1860, thousands journeyed to the Colorado Territory, beckoned by reports of gold discoveries in the mountains west of Denver. In the early 1870s, W. A. H. Loveland built a railroad connecting Denver to the Clear Creek Mining District the Colorado Central Railroad. Over the next 28 years, other lines were established, bought, sold, extended, and merged to service the mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City, Idaho Springs, and Silver Plume. In 1898,