Date2005 OctoberSummaryWalking stone with "Melba Winks 1958" inscribed. This may be her grave at Winks Lodge in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County). Built in 1925 by architect Wendall Hamlet, the lodge was a place for African Americans to escape the city for rest and relaxation in the mountains. Street Address: 213 Winks WayBorn-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectLincoln Hills (Colo.)Geographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)CollectionCreating Your CommunityOriginal Material Found in CollectionCreating Your Community Public SubmissionNotesHigh Resolution file not available. Denver Public Library does not hold originals or copyright. DonorTaylor, JaneLanguageeng
Winks Lodge: Melba Winks stone (2005 October). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/315867
