Mt. Sopris Historical Society
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Boy Scout Troop 235 helped with remodel

THANK YOU, Aspen Community Foundation! for generous assistance with our Strategic Plan

and to the Executive Service Corps

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          Step inside the Mt. Sopris Historical Museum in Carbondale, Colorado...you'll be standing inside an authentic homesteader’s cabin built in the 1880s.  The Museum showcases the treasured tools, photographs and household goods that tell the story of Carbondale’s past, its development as a place known for closeness to the land, spirit of community and magnificent scenery.

          Carbondale was a town that supplied the surrounding communities with the labor and materials that allowed them to thrive.  Nearby Aspen and Glenwood needed the labor, coal, and potatoes produced in Carbondale to run their industries.  Connected by rail, each town had its own individual character. Carbondale was the quiet place, less opulent, but with a collection of pioneer characters that set the stage for the independent attitudes that prevail here to this day.

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Grinding wheat for breadmaking project

OUR MISSION

 
To preserve the Thompson House and other Mount Sopris Historical Society assets and to educate the public by bringing to life the stories of families, ranchers, merchants and miners who built their lives in the Roaring Fork and Crystal Valleys.
To collaborate with regional groups in promoting cultural heritage tourism.
To celebrate the legacy of our community heritage.

OUR VISION:
To preserve and communicate the enduring story of the people drawn to live in the Roaring Fork and Crystal Valleys.


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Mt. Sopris Historical Museum in Carbondale, Colorado



Historical Carbondale, Colorado...Where history comes alive!

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