A history of Silver Plume,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Silver Plume from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The family of John Henry Bowman (1850–1900) came to the Silver Plume area in 1864. The Silver Plume, Colorado, post office opened on December 1, 1875, and the Town of Silver Plume was incorporated on September 24, 1880. The spelling of the town's name was briefly changed to Silverplume, but was later changed back to the original Silver Plume. The town has a very rich history. That history can be viewed by the general public either at the George Rowe Museum, which is in the original school house of the town, or by walking the 7:30 Mine Trail, which gives the individual a grand view of the Silver Plume valley and the town nestled at its base.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Silver Plume’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
5 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNestled far up 'mong the eternal …, 1901: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Silver Plume
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Silver Plume, decade by decade
CommonsSilver Plume Station 19411941
LOCSilver Plume, Colorado. Ghost mining town1941
LOCSilver Plume, Colorado. Ghost mining town1941
LOCSilver Plume, Colorado. Ghost mining town1941
LOCOld station on narrow gauge railroad in ghost mining town. …1941
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Old station on narrow …1941
1990s
2 historic places in Silver Plume
2 places in Silver Plume are 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
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Nestled far up 'mong the eternal hills and snow (1901) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.