05/16/2026
13 year local here!
I really love the history of this beautiful place and preservation of culture!
I’m happy everyday that I wake up and live in such a beautiful place!
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The Old Dillon Inn traces its roots to the late 1800s, when it first served miners during the gold rush era. Over the decades it became the heart of the community, a gathering place for ranchers, ski workers, and locals alike. Its iconic mahogany bar, believed to date to the 1870s, made the journey from Fairplay to Dillon by train before owner Virgil Cox relocated the entire building to Silverthorne in 1961, one step ahead of the rising waters of Dillon Reservoir.
Visit: summithistorical.org/colorado-150/may/
Research compiled by Summit Historical Society Colorado 150 Committee.
Photo Credit: Einar and Ada Lundgren Collection, Summit Historical Society Collection