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Plantation Sites in Grand County, CO

Plantation sites on the record near you, listed so the full story can be told, including the enslaved people whose work built them.

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Architecture is history you can still walk into. Grand County is one of 64 counties in Colorado. The trick is knowing which doors have a story behind them.

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A southern mansion with pink flowers in the front - plantation sites
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A large white house with columns and a porch - plantation sites
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On the record near Grand County, CO

The 12 nearest

There are no plantation sites on the record within 300 miles of Grand County, CO. These are the 12 listed historic sites of any kind closest to it, out of 61 within 30 miles. 12 listed sites carry Grand County as their county.

  1. Greenwood Lodge12 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Grand Lake · listed 2010National Register of Historic Places
  2. Cozens Ranch House13 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Fraser · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
  3. Shadow Mountain Lookout15 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Grand Lake · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  4. Smith--Eslick Cottage Court16 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Grand Lake · listed 2016National Register of Historic Places
  5. Kauffman House16 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Grand Lake · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
  6. Wall Street Assay Office18 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Wallstreet · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
  7. Wall Street Assay Office (Boundary Increase)18 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Wall Street · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
  8. Little Buckaroo Ranch Barn20 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Grand Lake · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
  9. Buchan Cabin20 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Eldora · listed 2020National Register of Historic Places
  10. Slate Creek Bridge21 miles from the center of Grand County · Structure · Slate Creek · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  11. Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin21 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Estes Park · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
  12. Yust, E. C., Homestead22 miles from the center of Grand County · Building · Kremmling · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Grand County, CO. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Plantation Sites in Grand County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Grand County, CO ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Grand County, CO?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Grand County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Grand County, CO the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Grand County, CO are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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