Tarryall Diggings, Jefferson, Colorado Historical Marker

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Tarryall Diggings Historical Marker in Colorado

Near Jefferson, located in Park County, Colorado, is the ghost town of Tarryall. It was once known as Tarryall City and was a town created by the gold rush. The town was founded in 1859 and was in existence for four years.

Apparently, the name came from when a group of miners that included William J. Holman and Earl Hamilton stumbled across a stream in South Park looking for gold. The group was exhausted and wanted to “tarry here”. Another member responded, “Yes, we’ll tarry all.” And the name was born. Soon, it also became clear that the stream was filled with gold.

The belief that there was abundant gold in the area encouraged miners to head out to this area of South Park. The town of Tarryall City was created on one side of the stream, and Hamilton was built on the other. The town at its height had approximately 6,000 people. Around $2 million in gold value at the time was collected from the Tarryall Diggings. Even today, visitors can find well over 11,000 mines that were once active in the area.

However, by the end of 1861, Tarryall City and its neighbor Hamilton had quickly declined. By 1867, they were virtually ghost towns.

Historical Marker Description

This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado

Extending up the creek to the mountains were the
Tarryall Diggings
Discovered in July, 1859. Towns of Hamilton and Tarryall (2 miles west) thrived in 1860s. A newspaper and numerous business houses flourished. The towns have long since disappeared. Large trees now grow in the sluice tailings on the bluff ½ mile west. The diggings have produced $2,000,000 in gold.

Erected by by The State Historical Society of Colorado.
From The Mrs. J.N. Hall Foundation and by Foster Cline
1933

Location

39° 19.971′ N, 105° 52.035′ W
Jefferson, Colorado

Copper Country, Nevada

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Copper Country Historical Marker, Nevada

Eastern Nevada’s copper boom was known locally as the “Age of Kennecott“, after the Kennecott Copper Company, which was the world’s leader in copper output throughout much of the twentieth century.

The Liberty Pit was the largest copper mine in the state at an elevation of 7,001 feet. It started production in 1907. The ore that was mined in the area consisted of copper, chalcocite and fluorite. The minerals in the area can be traced back to the Upper Cretaceous period, which was from 100.5 to 66 million years ago.

Historical Marker Inscription

The famed open-pit copper mines of Eastern Nevada including the Liberty Pit, largest in the state, are located two miles south of this point. Through the first half of the twentieth century, this area produced nearly a billion dollars in copper, gold, and silver. The huge mounds visible from here are waste rock, which was removed to uncover the ore.

Two miles east of here, near Lane City, was the Elijah, the first mine discovered in the Robinson Mining District. Lane City, originally called Mineral City, was settled in 1869 and had a population of 400. At Mineral City was the Ragsdale Station, one hotel and a stage station.

Nevada Centennial Marker No. 9
State Historic Preservation Office

Location

Intersection of U.S. 50 and Nevada Route 267, near Ruth, Nevada

39° 17.015′ N, 114° 57.855′ W