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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECV_the-smith-eslick-family_Grand-Lake-CO.html
The Smith-Eslick Family. . The Smith Eslick Family (panel 1). Entrepreneur P.H. Smith brought his family to Grand County from Kansas. In 1893 he started a sawmill in Grand Lake and acquired several local properties. A skillful craftsman, P.H. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECU_automobiles-come-to-grand-lake_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Automobiles Come to Grand Lake. . Automobiles Come to Grand Lake (panel 1). The number of automobiles had become so large that in 1913 the State of Colorado began issuing its first license plates. The 1915 dedication of Rocky Mountain National Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECT_why-did-they-come_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Why Did They Come?. . It's said that Grand Lake has always had tourists. Even the original visitors, the Ute and Arapaho for example, would come in the summer to hunt and fish in the largest natural lake in Colorado, but would leave when winter ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECS_the-smith-eslick-cottage-camp_Grand-Lake-CO.html
The Smith-Eslick Cottage Camp. . Entrepreneur P.H. Smith brought his family to Grand County from Kansas. In 1893 he started a sawmill in Grand Lake and acquired several local properties. . . A skillful craftsman, P.H. Smith built many significa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECQ_the-bay-window-cottage_Grand-Lake-CO.html
The Bay Window Cottage. . The Smith Eslick Bay Window Cottage was built by the Eslick's youngest child, Loren, in 1933 when he was 26 years old. It was intended to be a check-in and store for the guests staying at the Cottage Court and other Smith…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECN_berthoud-pass_Winter-Park-CO.html
Berthoud Pass. . Berthoud Pass Across the Continental Divide between South Platte and Colorado River drainages Altitude 11,314 Feet Discovered by Capt. E.L. Berthoud Colorado pioneer May 12, 1861. Surveyed by Berthoud and Jim Bridger July, 186…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECL_grand-lake_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Grand Lake. Elevation 8367. The largest natural lake in Colorado Formed by glaciation 30,000 years ago Long known as the headwaters of the Colorado River. It is included in the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. Water from here flows through the "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECI_kauffman-house-museum_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Kauffman House Museum. . Ezra Kauffman first came to the area as a hunting guide and miner in 1877. After the mines closed, he raised his family in the community he loved. He completed this hotel in 1892 and operated it until his death in 1920. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECH_smith-eslick-cottage-camp_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Smith Eslick Cottage Camp. . In 1882 P.H. Smith settled in Grand Lake. He built a hotel and also operated a sawmill, carpentry shop, and a large resort. Around 1915, along with the Alfred Eslick family, he built this Motor Court, designed to accom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECG_grand-lake-lodge_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Grand Lake Lodge. Built 1919. Grand Lake Lodge Built 1919 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior . var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').…
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