Tobasco Mine and Mill
Appearance
Tobasco Mine and Mill | |
Nearest city | Lake City, Colorado |
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Area | 157 acres (64 ha) |
Built | 1898 |
Built by | Tobasco Gold Mining and Milling Co. |
Architectural style | Hog-trough corner log |
MPS | Hinsdale County Metal Mining MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 08000983[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 16, 2008 |
The Tobasco Mine and Mill, near Lake City, Colorado was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included one contributing building, 10 contributing structures, and five contributing sites on 157 acres (64 ha).[1]
It is located in both San Juan and Hinsdale counties, south of San Juan County Road 5 and Hinsdale County Road 34.[2]
It is "a historic mine and mill complex located high in the alpine tundra of the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. The complex extends from an elevation of 13,200 feet on the northeast side of Cinnamon Mountain in San Juan County, drops down to Cinnamon Pass, and continues east down to 11,800 feet in Hinsdale County."[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Julie Coleman (December 5, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tobasco Mine and Mill / 5HN.46; 5SA.3". National Park Service. Retrieved June 7, 2018. With accompanying 19 photos