Dyer
Memorial Chapel
Dedicated to the memory of John Lewis Dyer, this building is a
tribute to those men who provided spiritual guidance in the early
mining camps. Father Dyer, known as the "Snowhoe Itenerant",
was a Methodist circuit rider who served in South Park from 1863
to 1877. He was selected as one of the Founders of Colorado to
be honored in a stained glass window in the state capitol dome.
In 1867, Rev. John L. Dyer paid $100.00 to move a building from
the mining settlement of Montgomery to First Street Fairplay. Dyer
carefully numbered each log before dismantling it. This made it
easier to reassemble at its new location. In 1957 the building
was moved to a hill overlooking Fairplay, near a small cemetery.
There it stood until 1981, when it became part of the South Park
City complex.
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