http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/hawpquery.html (history of the American West)

http://gowest.coalliance.org/highlite.htm (Denver library - 95,000 photos on western history)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vikkigray/index.htm?mtbrand=AOL_US (Colorado history)

http://www.archives.state.co.us/index.html (Colorado State Archive)
http://www.cudenver.edu/~dstanwyc/ClearCreek/Share.html (history Clear Creek county)
http://128.138.144.71/cpa/BOOK/clrcrk.html (history upper Clear Creek County - 70 pages)
http://mr_sedivy.tripod.com/colo_7.html (book history Summit County)

http://www.georgetowncolorado.com/history.htm (history Georgetown)

http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/vftrips/mining/gtstores/tourmenu.htm (historic stores Georgetown)

http://hewit.unco.edu/dohist/vftrips/mining/gthouses/tourmenu.htm (historic houses Georgetown)

http://www.narrowgauge.org/ngc/html/excursion6/excursion6-georgetown.html (early images Georgetown)

http://www.coloradohistory.org/hist_sites/georgetown/G_general.htm (Georgetown historic mining/railroad)

http://www.archives.state.co.us/tour/pcs20.htm (tramway Silverplume)

Other historical facts

Mount Edwards was named for Stein Edwards, a prospector in this region in the late 1860's, and this designation was confirmed on January 13, 1916, by the unofficial Colorado Geographic Board, which was largely the activity of Mr. Rogers.

For McClellan Mountain the name was chosen to honor General George B. McClellan, who was nominated by the Democrats to run against Lincoln in 1864.

In 1909, the Grays Peak Scenic Development Company was not content to operate the line from Silverplume to the top of McClellan Moutain but advertised that it would extend the tracks about 3 1/2 miles to reach the very top of Grays Peak (14,270 ft.), or very close to it, with a tramway to the actual top. On the summit was to be a rotunda with plate glass windows, furnished with telescopes. Somewhat below the tip of the peak there would be a hotel with quarters for a hundred guests. About all that was ever heard about this lavish plan was contained in the 1909 announcement of the design.

The Denver Post on June 2, 1909, said: "... the railway when extended to Grays Peak will be the highest in the world. When full description is put to the public, people from New York, London and Paris will travel to Colorado to make the trip. The company will soon have rotunda-shaped hotel, plate glass windows on all sides, a dozen great telescopes, commodious sleeping apartments to accomodate 100 guests, restaurants, and reading rooms. Searchlights with 20,000 candle power will be seen for 200 miles.'' (Steel cables were to be used in some way for the last several hundred feet at Grays Peak summit to assist trains, or passengers, or both).