Life…Death…Iron

On the road between Leadville and Buena Vista, Colorado, along the banks of the Arkansas River you’ll find the skeletal remains of Granite.  For a few years in the mid to late 1800’s Granite was a busy town, serving as a both a supply station to and from the mining camps of the Arkansas River valley, and as a mining camp itself.  Granite was a true “Wild West” town, it’s citizens taking the law into their own hands and murdering the town judge after he struck his gavel with an unpopular decision.  Today, Granite is just a wide spot in the road where fly fisherman park and wade the Arkansas.  A handful of original buildings dating to the 1860’s remain, as well some newer ones and a few residents.

Old storefront in Granite

Cabin in Granite

Cellar door under a barn, Granite, Colorado

Barn, cellar and outhouse, Granite, Colorado

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