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A view of Ben Bolt's home near Minturn. Ben Bolt, along with his brother S. F., settled on a ranch above Minturn. Bolt was the namesake for Bolt's Lake near Minturn. The Empire Zinc Company purchased the land in 1917, "intending at the time to establish their mining headquarters on Battle Mountain in the adjoining flats." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise, March 10, 1922
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Williams Café and Bar in the winter of 1940-1941. The Williams Café was located at 101 Main Street in Minturn. At one time, it was managed by Herbert Dunwiddie. David and Marie (Ruder) Williams were former owners. The Williams Café eventually closed and became Chili Willy's. Chili Willy's closed in 2010. Magustos restaurant now occupies the building. The Minturn water tower is visible in the background on the right.
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A freight train near the town of Minturn. Taken in the 1980s or 1990s. The railroad employee next to the diesel locomotive is unidentified. The front diesel locomotive is an EMD GP40-2, and is number 3100. The Denver and Rio Grande ordered 37 EMD GP40-2 diesel locomotives, all of which we transferred to the Union Pacific Railroad following a merger between the two railroads in 1996.