Red Cliff’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Red Cliff. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗It was founded in 1879 during the Colorado Silver Boom by miners from Leadville who came over Tennessee Pass scouting for better prospects. The name derives from the red quartzite cliffs surrounding the town. As the first community in the Eagle Valley, it served temporarily as the first county seat of Eagle County (formed out of Summit County in 1883) until the relocation of the county seat to Eagle in 1921.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Red Cliff’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Red Cliff’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewColorado 1997 06, 1997: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Red Cliff, decade by decade
1 historic place in Red Cliff
1 place in Red Cliff is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
From Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.