TIC - Frisco, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 34.536 W 106° 05.930
13S E 405624 N 4381231
This building originally served as the Town Hall and Community Center for Frisco, Colorado - erected circa 1890 - it is now the Visitor Center.
Waymark Code: WMG1EX
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2013
Views: 5
"Located at 3rd and Main Street, this building was originally
built with volunteer labor and served as a Town Hall and
Community Center until 1982. Events included square dances,
ballroom dancing and potluck dinners and is currently used as
the information center.
Frisco’s history began with the Ute Indians who first traveled the region now known as Summit County. The first white men to come through this area were known as “mountain men” who trapped in the high mountain lakes for the thick coat of the beaver. The mountain men trapped in this territory from 1810 to around the 1840’s.
The 1870’s ushered in mining to the area. Founded in 1873 (officially chartered in 1879) by Henry Recen, the Town of Frisco quickly developed thanks in part to the locale’s many mines. By 1882 the permanent population reached 250 with two railroads, many businesses, hotels and saloons, not to mention “loads of mines.” The mining boomed lasted until 1918.
Along with the rest of the country, Frisco was hit by the Depression; by 1930 Frisco’s permanent population had dropped to only 18 people. Frisco was one of the few old mining towns to keep going. Many of the smaller, less accessible mining towns were deserted. Frisco persevered and by 1946 the population had increased to 50. Frisco, with a current population just under 2,800 full-time residents, remained a sleepy town with a sprinkling of summer tourists until the ski industry – which now attracts some 3 million people a year to the area — brought a new boom era to Summit County." (from (
visit link) )
The building is now the Visitor Center. They offer a variety of information and services which include knowledgeable staff, free computer access, free wi-fi, printing capabilities, and a comfortable setting. Part of the information you can gather while visiting includes maps, brochures on activities, insight on dining options, and where to find that perfect Frisco gift. (
visit link)
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