Park County, Colorado: A Photographic History

By Linda S. Nagy and Bernie Nagy

Embark on a visual journey through Colorado’s High Country and enjoy historic photographs from the mid 1800s through the present of Park County located in the South Central Rocky Mountains of Colorado. More than 400 photographs from the high mountain passes, historic mines, early established communities to the arrival of the railroad create a sense of life as it was and as it continues today. Discover gold and silver mining in the Mosquito Range and read about Como’s coal mining era. Journey from the many ranches established by immigrant settlers in the Platte Canyon to the fertile grassland of South Park and learn about the early mountain resorts throughout Park County. This photographic historic essay will be a reference for generation to come to learn about the early explorers, trappers, gold seekers and all who came to settle in a part of the real west to establish a new life and new beginnings. See why so many residents and visitors to Park County relish its uniqueness, history and natural beauty.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0984063609
• ISBN13: 9780984063604
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: High County Artworks LLC
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 years and up