The Land of Silver and Mine

In modern times, past events play an important role when learning and understanding the facts by which a community is identified. Indeed, many tourists feel attracted toward historical and cultural background of Aspen in Colorado.

Surrounded by some range of mountains, ancient people built their houses to live in with their families. The first and temporary settlements were characterized by mining camps and silver. Due to elements such as silver ores, railroads, and plenty investment from some capitalists, Aspen became an urban and industrialized city with amazing architecture, leaving behind matters of independence.

An outstanding aspect about Aspen is being the largest silver producing mining. Consequently, there was an impressing growth in the industry which permitted to have four schools, six newspapers, electricity, three banks, two theaters, a modern hospital, and an opera house. However, the silver market was not very prosperous making it difficult to improve the quality of life of persons. The real situation was to face the inevitable decline of mining business.

Some visionary foreigners came to this place to create a ski resort; nevertheless, their plans had to change due to the outbreak of World War II. Fortunately, there was a particular interest in this community as a cultural center wherein art, dance, theater and musicians were part of the activities to celebrate the humanist’s 200th birthday. On the other hand, the ski resort will be the first spot to host an international competition which is precursor of today’s World Cup Races.

The mixture of culture, recreation, sport, history and weather contributed to its social and economic growth. A community emerging from rudimentary ways of surviving became a contemporary tourist attraction for many visitors.