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Gilpin - History
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> United States > Colorado > CO Counties > Gilpin
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| Website | https://gilpincounty.colorado.gov/ |
| Established | November 01, 1861 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | BrentinCO October 29, 2022 05:25pm |
| Description | "The Best Little County in Colorado"
Gilpin County, located in the high country east of the Continental Divide some thirty-seven miles west of Denver, was established in 1861 as one of the original seventeen counties of the Colorado Territory. The county seat is Central City. The county is named after Colonel William Gilpin, the first territorial governor. |
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November 01, 1861 -
January 01, 2002
GILPIN created by Colorado Territory from non-county area.
(Colo. Terr. Laws 1861, 1st sess., sec. 28/p. 56)
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