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18May

Public Hearing Tonight about the East Portal Camp Cabins at the Moffat Tunnel

In Moffat Tunnel by Preserve Rollins Pass / May 18, 2023 / Comments are closed

Public hearing tonight on the East Portal Camp Cabins at the Moffat Tunnel—help preserve these historic cabins.

Tonight at 6pm!

Learn more at https://bit.ly/eastportalcampcabins

B. Travis Wright, MPS | Preserve Rollins Pass | May 18, 2023

The primary purpose of our work is to inform the public.

17May

Honoring History: Tomorrow’s Vote on the East Portal Camp Cabins at the Moffat Tunnel

In Moffat Tunnel by Preserve Rollins Pass / May 17, 2023 / Comments are closed

The East Portal Camp Cabins vote happens tomorrow at 6pm MT. Help secure landmark status for these historic cabins.

The cabin in the foreground—flying the 48-star American flag—was home to the East Portal Paymaster Charles “Art” Rogers and his family. Rogers’ home is one of the five remaining cabins at East Portal—nominated as a local landmark in Gilpin County. Rogers (right) is pictured alongside Fred Doeting, the Paymaster of the West Portal.

The next installment of the story of the East Portal Camp Cabins at the Moffat Tunnel will be penned at 6pm MT tomorrow (Thursday). Attend in person in Central City or join online. More information about the public meeting provided at: https://bit.ly/eastportalcampcabins

B. Travis Wright, MPS | Preserve Rollins Pass | May 17, 2023

The primary purpose of our work is to inform the public.

12May

Preserving History: The East Portal Camp Cabins of the Moffat Tunnel Could Become Local Landmarks

In Moffat Tunnel by Preserve Rollins Pass / May 12, 2023 / Comments are closed

East Portal Cabins Preservation is under review for landmark status near Moffat Tunnel, which could unlock grants for restoration.

It was 1927 when McMechen concluded his epic tome of the Moffat Tunnel by writing, “The regrettable feature of the story told… is that all Colorado citizens could not envision the ultimate purpose, nor realize its state importance.”

This year marks the centennial of the cottages at East Portal and on Thursday night (May 18th at 6pm), we can write the next chapter of their incredible story.

The East Portal Camp Cabins at the Moffat Tunnel are being considered by the Gilpin County Historic Preservation Commission to be listed on the county’s historic register as a local landmark.

Designation would open up grant opportunities for these 5 cabins tucked away at the edge of wilderness that were listed in 2020 as one of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places.

Your participation is key: join in person or virtually. Learn more at https://bit.ly/eastportalcampcabins

B. Travis Wright, MPS | Preserve Rollins Pass | May 12, 2023

The primary purpose of our work is to inform the public.

26Feb

The Moffat Tunnel’s Centennial Countdown Begins This Year

In Moffat Tunnel by Preserve Rollins Pass / February 26, 2023 / Comments are closed

Experience the Moffat Tunnel’s legacy. Follow its incredible construction journey through time with exclusive stories, images, and more.

Moffat Tunnel Construction Happenings from 100 Years Ago

Exactly 95 years after its construction, the Moffat Tunnel remains a powerful testament to the human spirit and an incredible engineering achievement—but how did it begin?

Flanking the simple portals at each end of the tunnel are two tarnished and oxidized years, “1923” and “1927”—what sagas, challenges, successes, and chronicles are held between those bookended dates both inside and outside the tunnel? How has the intervening century changed our impressions about this astonishing American feat and how can we best mark and celebrate this epic triumph? Apart from the concrete edifices at either end, what vestiges of the past still exist and how can we best protect and preserve this history for subsequent generations?

Today marks the 95th anniversary of the tunnel’s opening. Our five-year story begins in earnest later this summer exclusively on this page and concludes February 26, 2028—the opening ceremony centennial of the Moffat Tunnel.

To begin, we need to play with the predictable plod of time—and imagine now that the date on each Facebook post is the date as it was 100 years ago. Picture that it is now February 26, 1923, and construction on the tunnel has not yet begun. We stand at a stony shoulder of James Peak, and we pause to share the same fragile wisps of an ethereal dream once visualized by David Moffat: that a tunnel would one day pierce the great hydrological barrier known as the Continental Divide in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado.

Like or follow this page and experience the construction of the world-famous Moffat Tunnel, as told by published Rollins Pass and Moffat Tunnel historians Kate Wright and B. Travis Wright—a 2022 Colorado Preservation, Inc. State Honor Award recipient. We’ll share never-before-seen imagery, video, and items—along with stories and perhaps some special guests along the way as well.

B. Travis Wright, MPS | Preserve Rollins Pass | February 26, 2023

The primary purpose of our work is to inform the public.

26Feb

Track the Centennial of the Moffat Tunnel

In Moffat Tunnel by Preserve Rollins Pass / February 26, 2023 / Comments are closed

Track the centennial of the construction and opening of the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado!

1923-1928 | 2023-2028

Our five-year story started in the summer of 2023 exclusively on this Facebook page for our social media followers and expanded on our Great Gates Blog for a broader audience. It will culminate on February 26, 2028, marking the centennial of the Moffat Tunnel’s opening ceremony. We’ll share never-before-seen imagery, video, and items—along with stories and perhaps some special guests along the way as well.

B. Travis Wright, MPS | Preserve Rollins Pass | February 26, 2023

The primary purpose of our work is to inform the public.

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