Soapy Smith Duck and I, Zeb the Duck, visited Leadville, Colorado.  Leadville is an old mining town.

First gold in 1860 and silver in 1874

Leadville, Colorado is North America’s highest incorporated city at 10,430 feet above sea level.   That is almost 2 miles high.  The air is pretty thin up here, so be careful when you visit.  Usual precautions—slow down and drink lots of water.

One of your first stops here should be the visitor’s center.

Beautiful old home and visitor’s center

Soapy and I just love these pretty old houses.  There is so much to see and do in Leadville.  A good way to see some of the history is through the self guided walking tour.  You can get directions before you go at www.leadville.com    The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum is in Leadville.

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum

This statue, Mining:  The Pulse of Civilization, is at the front of the building.

Marble mining statue

It is symbolic of Double Jacking.  The marble for this statue is from the Yule Marble Quarry in Marble, Colorado.  Marble from this quarry has been used in the Tomb of the Unknowns and part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

We love these pretty older homes.

We love these houses. Did you guess?

Leadville is very high, but even higher mountains surround the town.  Isn’t this a pretty street?

Annunciation Catholic Church with snow capped mountains

The Annunciation Catholic Church dates from 1880.   The “Unsinkable Molly Brown” was married here in 1886.  Baby Doe Tabor’s funeral was held here in 1935.  In Leadville, the Colorado and Southern Railroad Station is still in use.

This train station is used every day in the summer

Tourist trains leave here daily during the summer.  This engine has the plow that was used to clear the tracks in winter.

Snow plow on engine

Leadville, Colorado was home to Horace and Augusta Tabor until 1881.  The Tabors were very wealthy and very generous to the city of Leadville.  The Tabors lived in this house

The Tabor home is open to visitors.  Pretty lace curtains.

until Horace moved out to be with his future second wife, Baby Doe Tabor.

Downtown Leadville is the location of the Tabor Opera House.

Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado

When this opera house opened in 1879 it was “the finest theater between St. Louis and San Francisco”.

Across the street from the Tabor Opera House is the very popular Silver Dollar Saloon.  First named Board of Trade Saloon; in 1935 it became the Silver Dollar Saloon.

The Silver Dollar Saloon

Leadville has so much history and so many stories that you could spend several days here and have a great time.  Please visit www.leadville.com to learn more about this fascinating city and then visit Leadville.  You will be glad you came here.

Leadville, Colorado. Isn’t this beautiful?