Tin Cup Colorado

The Tin Cup Cemetery is divided into 4 sections-the Protestant Knoll to the north, the Jewish knoll to the east, the Catholic knoll in the center and Boot Hill Knoll to the west. In the Boot hill section there are some markers remaining, some of the most interesting are: "Black" Jack Cameron-his grave is located in the southeast corner of Boot Hill Knoll, on his marker it states: "He drew 5 Aces"
Deacon Jones-8 Sept 1903-This was supposedly Tin Cup's Peeping Tom and a very good judge of whiskey.
Then we have Pass Out who was a Dance Hall Girl that lived out her life in Tin Cup.
And the first person buried in Tin Cup was T.L. Storms-died 30 April 1879.
Mining began to decline in 1884 and the population dropped to around 400, however the town stayed alive and the Gold Cup Mine kept producing superior grade ore into the 1900's.

In 1891 fire hydrants were installed and can still be seen today.

1903 seen a second minor boom in Tin Cup, bringing in 2000 miners, but it was short lived. The Gold Cup Mine shut down in 1917, ending Tin Cups mining days.

Some of the homes in Tin Cup have been restored and are now summer homes for people. I can't blame them for making this a summer place, you have incredible mountain views, wildlife by the score and some of the friendliest people you'd ever want to meet.