Tennessee Pass Continental Divide Sign Archive
The Continental Divide signs that were seen on the top of Tennessee Pass in the 1900s were similar to other signs that were seen throughout Colorado during this period. They were added by the state’s transportation department and the US Forest Service. The first sign was added here more than 100 years ago.
The Coloradotopia Archives. The archives contain hundreds of physical photographs, slides, postcards, other media, and small items primarily focusing on Colorado’s mountain transportation history. View the archives here.
c. Early 1900s
A Continental Divide sign and traveler’s registration box are pictured on top of Tennessee Pass during the early part of the 20th century. Both were added in this location by the US Forest Service.
- ID: CT-595
c. 1953-'64
This black & white photograph shows the Tennessee Pass Continental Divide sign sometime in 1953 or later.
- ID: CT-124
c. 1953-'64
This image is scanned from a postcard that is held in the Coloradotopia Archives. The postcard was made by Noble Postcards, and it dates to sometime in the decade following when the black & white photo above was captured.
- Credits: Noble Postcards
- ID: CT-S-29299-2
2011
This photograph, captured in the summer of 2011, shows the Continental Divide sign as well as the sign for the Ski Cooper ski area in the background.
- ID: CT-MW2011A
