The East Portal Camp Cabins vote happens tomorrow at 6pm MT. Help secure landmark status for these historic cabins.
Update: Historian and Vice Chair of the Gilpin County Historic Preservation Commission, B. Travis Wright, MPS, nominated the East Portal Camp Cabins at the Moffat Tunnel as a Gilpin County Historic Landmark. This landmark application was unanimously approved by the Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners on June 13, 2023. Read more here.
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
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