Dillon’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Dillon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The original town of Dillon was built as a stage stop and trading post on the northeast side of the Snake River. The town was named for Tom Dillon, a prospector. The Dillon, Colorado, post office opened on October 24, 1879, and the Town of Dillon was incorporated on January 26, 1883. By 1892, the town had been relocated twice, both times in order to be closer to railroad lines that were extended into the area. All three of these historic townsites were situated very close to the Blue River Valley confluence where the Snake River and Tenmile Creek flowed in, and this area is now referred to collectively as "Old Dillon".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dillon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dillon’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNarrow gauge H. K. Porter tank lo…, c. 1925: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dillon
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Dillon, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
Nothing in Dillon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dillon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wildhack's Grocery Store-Post Office in Frisco, 4.5 miles away.
Dillon and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Narrow gauge H. K. Porter tank locomotive and several iron and steel tipple ore cars, rails, the minehead at the abando… (c. 1925) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.