The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named for Judge Marshall Silverthorn who served as the judge of the Miners' court in Breckenridge. The judge first came to town as a prospector and claimed a section of the Blue River in 1881. After patenting his claim in April 1882, he was disappointed to find the gold to be sparse and the claim a poor bet. The land passed to his daughters on his death in 1887 and was then sold several times to various mining companies. In 1953 Clayton Hill bought the property and subdivided it for homes and stores.
Silverthorne served as a makeshift camp for workers during the construction of the Dillon Reservoir from 1961 to 1963, and later as a stop along Interstate 70. It was eventually incorporated on April 5, 1967.
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Start Silverthorne’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Silverthorne’s history is told.
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Nothing in Silverthorne is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Silverthorne 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, 6.1 miles away.
Silverthorne and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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