Cattle grazing outside Hayman, Colorado, early 20th century

Cattle grazing outside Hayman, Colorado, early 20th century

Cattle

Farm life

Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado

Hayman was a copper mining town site about 5 miles northwest of Lake George. Prior to being called Hayman, it was known as Jasper City and was first platted March 18, 1896 by the Jasper Township and Mining Company. Jasper City had ?a first class 10 room hotel, two grocery stores, one hardware, one saloon, numerous tents and log cabins, all running at full blast.? At one point there were not less than 200 prospectors in a two mile radius of Jasper City.

Source: South Park Historical Foundation

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Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection

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Black-and-white photographs

Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection

Hayman folder, item no. 2219

1890-1910

Colorado (state): Park (county)