Almost Heaven
by Barbara Jewell
Title
Almost Heaven
Artist
Barbara Jewell
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
This painting shows the Gothic, CO, townsite as seen from the trail to Judd Falls. Gothic is the current home of the internationally recognized Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Gothic, once a mining "boom town," had by the late 1800's become a ghost town. It was purchased in 1927 for back taxes (about $250) by Dr. John C. Johnson, head of the biology dept. at Western State College in nearby Gunnison, CO. Dr. Johnson's forward thinking lead to the development of this outstanding high altitude research facility which today attracts top science researchers from all over the world.
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