Dillon Reservoir Dillon Reservoir Dillon Reservoir, sometimes referred to as Lake Dillon, is a large fresh water reservoir located in Summit County, Colorado, south of I-70 and bordered by the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon. It is a reservoir for the city of Denver, and its waters are under the control of Denver Water. Popular ski areas are close to the reservoir, including Copper Mountain, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, and Breckenridge. In 1859, a large party of gold-seekers led by Ruben Spalding discovered gold near the headwaters of the Blue River, which prompted a population surge in Summit County, Colorado. By October
Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin (died 1691) was a supporter of King James II and was attainted on 11 May 1691 in the Williamite War. His attainting in 1691 was reversed in favour of the 8th Viscount on 20 June 1694. In the 1680s he was lieutenant-colonel in Clanrickarde's Regiment of Guards. He had raised the Dillon Regiment in 1688 for James II, which fought in the Williamite war in Ireland. He was a Roman Catholic land-owning member in the Irish House of Lords of the Patriot Parliament of 1689, and was killed