A Quick History of Ouray
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Author | : P. David Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1999-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1890437115 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781890437114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Quick History of Ouray by : P. David Smith
Book excerpt: The history of "Ouray -- Gem of the Rockies" is a fascinating tale of the typical boom and bust cycles of all of Colorado's major mining towns. Silver brought the first prospectors, but gold kept Ouray from becoming a ghost town after the Silver Crash of 1893. The town rebounded due to demand for metal prices during World War I and II but it slipped into an economic depression after each war. Although tourism was always important, in the 1970s it became more vital to the economy, and the town has continued to grow and prosper since that time.