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Carbonate was founded as a silver camp in 1879. On February 10, 1883, Colorado created Garfield County and designated Carbonate as the original county seat. The Town of Carbonate incorporated on April 13, 1883, and the Carbonate, Colorado, post office opened the same day. Carbonate's location high in the Flat Tops mountains made access difficult. After a few months, the Garfield County seat was moved to Glenwood Hot Springs. As the silver played out, miners departed. The Carbonate post office closed on November 15, 1886. By 1890, no residents remained.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Carbonate is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Carbonate has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, 12 miles away.

Carbonate and the nearest listed places

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Hotel ColoradoCanyon (Canon) Creek School, District No. 32South Canon BridgeGlenwood Springs Hydroelectric PlantCitizens National Bank BuildingWestern Hotel

Closest to Carbonate

Hotel ColoradoGlenwood Springs · Built 189312miCanyon (Canon) Creek School, District No. 32Chacra · Rural Schoolhouse12.8miSouth Canon BridgeChacra · Steel Pennsylvania through truss13.3miGlenwood Springs Hydroelectric PlantGlenwood Springs · Building13.6miCitizens National Bank BuildingGlenwood Springs · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 191313.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Hotel Colorado’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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