Tag: gold mining
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Cripple Creek gold mine is part of Colorado’s past, present and future
Gold mining has played an integral role in shaping the history of Colorado, going back to before it officially became a state 150 years ago. The Pikes Peak Gold Rush, started in 1858, brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region, inspired by dreams of striking it rich. The mining boom led to the…
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Cursed, they say: Did the infamous Hope Diamond and its owner have a local connection?
Local lore has long said that the owner of one of the world’s most famous diamonds had lived in The Broadmoor area. No, not the famed Elizabeth Taylor gifts from Richard Burton (33.19 carats and 69.42 carats), but this one a breathtaking and rare blue stone, the Hope Diamond. What made it even more intriguing…
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Victor Gold Rush Days celebrate history with burro races, mining games, vintage baseball game
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Victor was once so big the town scored a New York Times headline in 1899. Unfortunately, it was to report bad news: “Fire in a Colorado Town: Business Section of Victor, Near Cripple Creek, Destroyed — The Loss Estimated at $2,000,000.” As it turns out,…