|
|
|
|
|
|
NAME: Red Lion COUNTY: Granite ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, mild summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: During summer |
COMMENTS:
From Georgetown Lake on Highway 1 go north at 7 Gables go 1 mile to fork in road turn left to Discovery Basin Ski Area road go 2 miles turn right and continue north about 4 miles to Red Lion. Beautiful scenery. REMAINS: There are scattered log cabin ruins, foundation of mill, tramway towers above Red Lion to mine. |
| Red Lion dates back to about 1875 when gold was discovered. A mill was built by the Red Lion Company in the late 1890's. Another mill was constructed in the early 1900's. Nearly 200 men worked in the two mills. The population of Red Lion reached about 500. Submitted by: Kevin Heaney |
|
|