Water in the Age of Silver: Touring Aspen’s “Holden Works”

One b/w photograph of the Holden Lixiviation Works, circa 1891.
Photo | Aspen Historical Society

Offered by Roaring Fork Conservancy in partnership with Aspen Historical Society and City of Aspen Parks & Open Space

Discover the largest industrial site in the history of Pitkin County: a then-state-of-the-art silver processing plant known as the Holden Lixiviation Works. Built on the banks of Castle Creek in 1891 by Edward Royal Holden, the plant led to innovative and sometimes destructive uses of water resources for hydropower and waste disposal. Explore the history, the museum, and the remnants of the “Works” (including the reconstructed flume and cable derrick) to learn how one of our most precious resources, freshwater, was utilized in a different era. We’ll also examine the effects of time on the riparian area along Castle Creek.

Dress appropriately as this event will happen rain or shine.

Please call Roaring Fork Conservancy at 970.927.1290 with questions.

 

Water in the Age of Silver: Touring Aspen’s “Holden Works”

When

July 29, 2024 from 5–6:30pm

Location

Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum

40180 HWY 82

Cost

$10
advance registration required with Roaring Fork Conservancy

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