Pioneer Cabin/Dailey Cabin
| Address | On Bear Creek, near Spence Dale Rd. and Fern Gulch, a little west of Independence Tail in Evergreen. It is now part of the building that houses the office of the Highland Haven Motel. |
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| Quad | Evergreen, 1965 (1979) |
| Section | S11, T5S, R71W |
| Elevation | c. 7100 |
| Initialdate | 1998-07-15 00:00:00-06 |
| Person | KER |
| Latestdate | 1998-08-05 00:00:00-06 |
| Person2 | JAD |
| History | Built c. 1882, it was originally a one-room, gable roofed, hand-hewn square cut log cabin. There have been numerous additions like additions on either side of the original cabin. There is a large field stone chimney serving the original fireplace. During the 1880s the house was purchased by William Dailey, brother of John Dailey, co-founder of the Rocky Mountain News. Folklore credits this building with being the first cabin in Bear Creek Canyon. |
| Active | 1 |
| Lifecyclestatus | Active |