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Carson
![[Carson]](images/carson1.jpg) Carson is located above Lake San Cristobal, one of the largest natural lakes in Colorado (see More About Carson). Carson was named for Christopher Carson, who filed a claim on the Bonanza King Mine in 1881. Carson boomed with its Bachelor Mine from 1905 to 1915 and remains very well-preserved, principally because new steel roofs were put onto the primary structures. The largest building is the boarding house, now plastered with graffiti. |