gold rush: Tin Cup Colorado
- 05/09/07 11:19 AM
Tin Cup is located in Gunnison County at the foot of Cumberland Pass. It's not actually a ghost town anymore as it does have a few summer homes. Tin Cup came about in 1861 when Jim Taylor and his 2 buddies stopped at the creek to get a drink and one of them saw gold in the bottom of his cup. In the 1870's there were strikes of high grade Gold and Silver in such mines as the Gold Cup and Jimmy Mack among other mines. That started the gold rush to this area. Originally the town was named Virginia City … (5 comments)
Tin Cup is located in Gunnison County at the foot of Cumberland Pass. It's not actually a ghost town anymore as it does have a few summer homes. ;)
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