Durango
Few places in southwestern Colorado have a history as closely tied to the arrival of the railroad as Durango. Founded in 1880 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, the city developed as a service center for mining districts in the San Juan Mountains. It stands on the Animas River, where the high country gives way to a settled valley edged by forested slopes. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad still follows the historic line north to Silverton, preserving the railway heritage that shaped the town. Downtown Durango retains late-19th- and early-20th-century commercial buildings, while the surrounding terrain links the city closely to Colorado’s mountain country.
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Durango lies along the Animas River in southwestern Colorado, and its position below the San Juan Mountains has tied the city to the region’s mining country and mountain routes. Founded in 1880, it developed as a rail centre for nearby mining districts. Today, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad follows the Animas Valley toward Silverton on a line built in the 1880s; its steam trains remain one of Durango’s defining traditions. Downtown preserves late-19th-century commercial buildings, while Fort Lewis College brings a contemporary campus presence above town. Browse other webcams across southwestern Colorado to place Durango in a wider geographic context.
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