Editing Frisco, Colorado (section)

==History==
Founded in 1873 (and officially chartered in 1879) by Henry Recen,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frisco, History |url=https://www.townoffrisco.com/things-to-do/frisco-historic-park-museum/frisco-history/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=townoffrisco.com |publisher=Town of Frisco}}</ref> Frisco was built because of the [[Colorado Silver Boom]], which began in 1879.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frisco History |url=https://www.allsummitcounty.com/frisco_colorado/history.php |access-date=July 12, 2012 |website=allsummitcounty.com |publisher=Frisco Colorado History}}</ref> Frisco was incorporated on December 3, 1880.<ref name="MuniIncCO" /> The town's name comes not from [[San Francisco]], [[California]] but, rather, the [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway]], commonly known as the Frisco, in an attempt to lure the rail line to the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Story Behind The Name "Frisco" |url=https://www.townoffrisco.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Friscos-History-One-Sheet.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=townoffrisco.com |publisher=Town of Frisco}}</ref> ([[Frisco, Texas]], is also named after the railroad.)

At one point Frisco became the sixth wealthiest county in the United States, however by 2025 wealth inequality and housing costs in the area had become so extreme that many workers there, ranging from ski instructors to emergency room nurses, were forced into homelessness even despite continuing to maintain their jobs. Homeless employees of local ski resorts are permitted to sleep in their cars in local lots only if they can prove their employment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Callimachi |first=Rukmini |last2=Schaff |first2=Erin |date=2025-04-11 |title=In One Colorado Town, People Experiencing Homelessness Can Sleep in Their Car — if They Have a Job |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/realestate/colorado-homeless-parking-lot-affordable-housing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-04.9C5S.OB5RRj2hZlYR&smid=url-share |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>