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Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad 30/02/0050 <br /> Jefferson/ <br /> C ; Boulder/ Clear <br /> • Creek/ Gilpin <br /> T . 3-4S R . 69-72 S . Many <br /> The Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad has first <br /> built from Denver to Golden in 1370 and was expanded <br /> to Blackhawk and Central City, and to Georgetown <br /> and Silver Plune to haul gold and silver ore from <br /> the Clear Creek area mines . It is famous for the <br /> engineering of the Georgetown Loop. <br /> Overland Trail (and 30/02/0076 <br /> • Stage Route) Jefferson, Adams, Denver, <br /> Boulder, Larimer, [•field, <br /> follows south side of Sedgwick, Logan, noraan <br /> Platte River from its <br /> entrance into state at <br /> northeast corner to <br /> Denver T . 1-3s, 1-12N R. 44-69W. S. many <br /> To enable gold seekers to reach the Pike ' s Peak gold <br /> rush area, the firm of Jones, Russell , and Company <br /> establis -ed an overland express and passenger service <br /> between Missouri and the Rockies . In 1859 a large <br /> number of stage stations and ranches o:ere built along <br /> the Overland Trail for this purpose . <br /> • <br />