REDSTONE

Redstone was founded by John Cleveland Osgood, an ambitious turn-of-the-century entrepreneur. Osgood recognized the vast potential for developing a full scale coal mining operation in Redstone and Colorado. In 1892 the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company was born. The high-grade coking coal of the Coal Basin area, and the beehive coking ovens in Redstone, spurred the construction of the Crystal River Railroad. To improve the living conditions of the miners, John Osgood constructed 84 Swiss chalet style homes in Redstone to house miners with families and an elegant 20 room inn (now the Redstone Inn) for bachelor employees. It wasn't long before Osgood's mining company was taken over in a bitter stock war, resulting in the closing of the mines and coke ovens... The Redstone Inn sits aside the banks of Crystal River in the village of Redstone, Colorado. The Redstone Inn and Redstone Village are both listed on the National Register of Historic places. The main access route to Redstone is..

Also known as: Redstone Inn, The Redstone Inn

Primary location: Redstone United States