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Aspen Sights

Independence

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  • Address
    • Hwy 82 Aspen, 81611
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 970 925 3721
  • Price
    • adult/child 12yr & under $3/free
  • Hours
    • 09:00-17:00 Jun 19-Labor Day

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Lonely Planet review for Independence

Just 16 miles from Aspen at the foot of Independence Pass, this gold-mining boom town turned ghost town started as a tented camp in the summer of 1879, when one lucky miner struck gold on the Fourth of July. Operated and preserved by the Aspen Historical Society, you can see the remains of the old livery, the general store and a miners cabin or three.

After its population had peaked at 1500 residents, the town fell away during the harsh winter storm of 1899 after supply routes were severed due to severe snowfall.

 

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