From the WPA Guide to Colorado, published in 1941: “Passing numerous mine shafts and ore dumps, State 279 ascends a high ridge known as QUARTZ HILL and descends to CENTRAL CITY, 8.1 m. (8,560 alt., 572 pop.), seat of Gilpin…
Herb Ringer’s American West: CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO… Late 1940s