In 1860 prospector Jim Taylor dipped his tin cup to get water from a cold stream and saw golden flakes in it. It took 19 years to develop the Gold Cup Mine. The first post office was called Virginia, but then changed to Tin Cup, since the miners, loyal to Jim Taylor, insisted on the name. Tincup was truly lawless:...
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Tin Cup
Gunnison, CO
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Ranked #4 of 19 attractions in Gunnison
Type: Ghost Towns
Description: Former ghost town now a Summer resort.
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Fun little town with a number of historical houses. The best attraction is the cemetery outside of town.
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Nice little place to stop for coffee and chat with the locals.This is a very old town with lots of old cabins and out buildings. We walked around and just looked at all the history.
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A great little Colorado ghost town that is out of the way and not packed all the time. visit frenchie's Cafe for a great piece of pie. We go every year!
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Rocky trip, fun time! Rent a jeep and take Tincup pass... Parts of the mountain you'll be glad you saw.
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Lynnville, Indiana
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A nice little town to stop by for a little while. Dirt roads, gift shop, and church is about all there is in Tin Cup. I've been there a few times, Frenchy's Cafe was/is the only place to eat there. The last time i was there was 2005, so I'm not sure if it's still open.
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Montrose, Colorado
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Nice place to visit when you have the day to come visit.
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Antimony, Utah
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It's a wonderful drive easily taken with a car. Remote and historic mining town that I hear gets super busy in the summer months.
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