Dillon, CO

We stayed overnight in Dillon, CO that is located right off I-70 and it saved us several more miles to Breckinridge, CO.  It is a unique town as it has been relocated 4 four times.  The original Dillon was established as a stage stop and trading post on the northeast side of the Snake River.  The was named after Tom Dillon, a prospector, and it was incorporated in 1883. By 1892 the town had relocated twice to get closer to the railroad lines.  During the Depression, Denver Water was buying up property around Dillon and in 1956 the residents and business owners found out when they were told that they would have to sell their land and move to a piece of property a couple of miles north of Dillon.  Denver Water built a reservoir over where old Dillon use to be.  The reservoir is a beautiful lake for boating and lies just below one of the summits that surround Dillon.  Today Dillon is a thriving town and tourism, winter sports, etc. is what is keeping it going.  So, if you are ever in Dillon, CO look at the lake and remember that under the lake likes a town that was Dillon.