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The Town of Frisco is a home rule municipality in Summit County, Colorado. It is located right off I-70 and central to Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain and Vail Ski Resorts. It sits on the shores of Dillon Reservoir and the Frisco Bay Marina.
With a lovely Main Street and endless outdoor activities all around, Frisco is one of the best choices to set up your summer or winter basecamp. Laid back and fun community of people loves to celebrate with many entertaining festivals, live music gatherings and events all year round. Frisco has some great shopping options and delicious mountain dining.
The elevation rises to 9,096 feet above the sea level.
Henry Learned was a railroad agent that was hired by rail companies. Those stakeholders intended to expand the railroad to the West and Henry was representing the State of Colorado. One of the capital stakeholders was the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, a.k.a. The Frisco Line, incorporated in 1876. In 1875, Captain Henry put a sign on a cabin declaring the area as “Frisco City”. The purpose was to draw a railroad line into the area.
The common misconception is that “Frisco” was named after San Francisco, CA which is not true. The name Frisco was derived from a combination of letters associated with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company: the “F R” from Francisco the “I S” from St. Louis the “C O” for Company, which produced…F R I S C O. This Frisco Line, originating in Missouri, never made its way into Frisco though.
Frisco’s history began with the Ute Indians, Colorado’s first and longest remaining inhabitants, to the region now known as Summit County. The first white men to come through this area were known as “mountain men” who trapped in the high mountain lakes for beaver from 1810 into the 1840s.
The 1870s ushered in the mining industry. Founded in 1873 (officially chartered in 1879) by Henry Recen, the Town of Frisco quickly developed thanks in part to the locale’s many mines. By 1882 the permanent population reached 250 with two railroads, many businesses, hotels, and saloons. The mining boom lasted until 1918.
Along with the rest of the country, the town was hit by the Depression; by 1930 Frisco’s permanent population had dropped to only 18 people but was one of the few mining towns to keep going. Frisco persevered and by 1946 the population had increased to 50.
With a current population just under 2,800 full-time residents, it remained a sleepy town with a sprinkling of summer tourists until the ski industry – which now attracts millions of people a year to the area — brought a new boom era to Summit County.
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Aleks Matthews
Summit & Park County, Co
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970-333-0567
201 N Main Street Suite 1A
Breckenridge, Co 80424
