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Great Wall Even though this Palisade was never completed, it still is an amazing structure and represents the end of an era for the Denver South Park and Pacific Railroad who dreamed of building a railway over Ohio Pass down to the North Fork of the Gunnison River and on to California. This Palisade was built by Italian Stone Masons brought over specifically for this job from Italy as masons from this country were not capable of doing the work. This Palisade is almost impossible to see from the Ohio Pass Road even though it is close to the road. An interpretive sign has been placed at this site. Location: 23 miles N of Gunnison, Ohio Creek Pass Legal: E2, Sec23, T14S, R87W, 6th PM Current Use: Tourist Site Contact: USFS Designated: January 6, 1998

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Rock Culverts & Railbed Trail The unfinished section of the railbed of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad on upper Ohio Pass (1881-1882) was known as the Ohio Creek Extension. The DSP&P had plans to access the coal fields up the Ohio Creek Valley near Carbon Peak and beyond to Floresta, then over Kebler Pass to Grand Junction and beyond. The construction was completed to the lower Ohio Creek Coal Mines at Kubler and Baldwin. Much work went into the construction of the railbed, and it was simply abandoned before completion. The fact that it was left as "work in progress" gives a better glimpse of the incredible and intact engineering remnants of a bygone era. Among the visible remains are the 3 old rock culverts which were used to divert a tributary of Ohio Creek under the railbed. The water pools on the upstream side, goes down a drain, passes under rock culvert on the downstream side. Two were completed while one was not finished and gives a better idea of how they were constructed. Address: 23 miles N of Gunnison, Ohio Pass Legal: parts of Sec 23 & 24, T14S, R87W 6th PM Current Use: Tourist Site Contact: USFS Designation: December 8, 1998

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Fairview Schoolhouse Fairview School was built shortly after District Number Ten was organized in 1881. The school was located on Ohio Creek on land donated by Lewis Easterly. Because of its location, with its clear views of the Anthracites and Carbon Peak, it was named Fairview School. The original two story school was built of logs and included a cloak room and stage. In 1906, the old log building was replaced with the current structure. In 1948, Fairview school was closed and the students bused to Gunnison. The building continues to be used for community functions. Address: 4514 County Road 730, Ohio Creek Legal: Parts of Sec 26, T51N,R1W,NMPM Current Use: Community Center Contact: Fairview School Association Designated: September 2, 1999

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