National and State Register
Leadville National Fish Hatchery
Lake County
The hatchery was established in 1889 by Executive Order of President Benjamin Harrison as the first national fish hatchery in the Rockies.
National fish hatcheries have played a leading role in the conservation movement by endeavoring to stabilize and increase the number of fresh water food fish in the nation’s inland waterways. An 1890 one-story hatchery building of native red sandstone with a steeply pitched gabled roof remains on the site.
National Register
Address
8 miles southwest of Mt. Massive Star Route, Leadville
Site Number
5LK.42