The Delaware Hotel in Leadville, built in 1886, houses the Silver Dollar Saloon, which has operated continuously as a bar at elevation exceeding 10,000 feet and was a documented gathering place during the silver boom era. The hotel and its bar are referenced in Leadville's mining-era social history, with Doc Holliday among the historical figures associated with the town's saloon district.
Quick facts
- ·Doc Holliday connection is to Leadville broadly and the saloon district — direct Delaware Hotel connection should be verified against primary sources.
- ·The hotel itself is operating and visitable.
- ·Coordinates: 700 Harrison Ave., Leadville.
- ·The 'Doc Holliday drank here' claim is repeated locally but should be treated as medium-confidence without primary documentation.
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