About Delaware Hotel
In 1860, they found gold at the California Gulch, under 2 miles from Delaware Hotel. This sent many gold-searchers to Colorado. The gold-searchers started populating a region that became known as Oro City, simply relatively close to Harrison Avenue. As the placer gold that lay on top of the ground for the taking was exhausted, Oro City was abandoned and the scene was barren. Development of the Delaware Hotel started with the draftsman, and the Callaway Brothers financing the $80,000 project. They are under new proprietorship. Their lodging is at present being reestablished with a shiny new eatery, bar, and bistro.