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Detailed map of Tin Cup, Colorado, once booming mining town in Gunnison County, Colorado, which is now a ghost town (there are a few inhabitants and a gift shop) near Crested Butte. All streets and alleys well marked, as well as individual buildings in the blocks, and the location of the famous Willow Creek Reduction Works.
Tin Cup was originally called Virginia City. In October 1859 prospector Jim Taylor found gold at Willow Creek and carried it to camp in a tin cup. He subsequently named the valley in which he discovered gold "Tin Cup Gulch." The area continued as a seasonal placer mining region for many years, but no year-round communities were established, partly because of the danger of Indian attack.
In 1878, lode deposits were discovered in the area, and the town of Virginia City was laid out in March 1879. By the 1880 census the town had a population of 1,495. Virginia City incorporated in August 1880, but confusion with Virginia City, Nevada and Virginia City, Montana caused the residents to change the name. The town reincorporated in July 1882 as Tin Cup. Early Tin Cup was a violent place. Town marshall Harry Rivers died in a gunfight in 1882, and marshall Andy Jameson was shot to death in 1883. The town population declined when the mines were exhausted. The post office closed in 1918, and the last town election was held in 1918.
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