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Living in Gilpin County, CO

Gilpin County is where Colorado’s gold rush really got going. John Gregory’s 1859 strike in Gregory Gulch, between present-day Black Hawk and Central City, set off the boom that earned this area the nickname “the Richest Square Mile on Earth.” Today it’s one of the smallest counties in Colorado, about 150 square miles and just under 6,000 people, with Central City as the county seat.

Beyond the casinos in Black Hawk and Central City, most of the county is quiet: forest, old mining claims, ghost towns like Nevadaville, and mountain neighborhoods around Rollinsville, Russell Gulch, Alps Hill and the Peak to Peak Highway. It’s a place where you can have real acreage, views and privacy and still be about an hour from downtown Denver.

Most homes here run on wells and septic, a lot of roads are dirt, and winter access matters. That’s exactly the stuff I help buyers and sellers get right. If you’re looking anywhere in Gilpin County, I’d love to show you around.

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