A Brief History of Fairplay

By Linda Bjorklund

Book Overview

Explore Fairplay from the beginning with local historian Linda Bjorklund as she traces the town's story through Spanish settlers, early American government, Union-Confederate tensions and modern development. Even though Fairplay's remarkable gold and silver boom was reduced to ash overnight in 1873, a strong community overcame history's challenges and preserved its treasures. From the popular annual Burro Days to the Way of Life Museum, Fairplay gives folks a chance to celebrate and relive its rich mining history through festivities and time-capsule buildings such as the general store, drugstore, bank, Summer Brewery and Summer Saloon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609499557
• ISBN13: 9781609499556
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"