In 1860 Charles Baker led a prospecting party into the caldera which eventually became known as Baker’s Park. In 1874 the township of Silverton was laid out on the valley floor of the caldera, the town receiving its name for the mineral deposits which had since been discovered in 1869 by Baker’s party among others. […] The post Conserving a National Treasure – Animas River Bridge 495A Replacement, Part 1: History appeared first on Official Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train.
