Tag: victor
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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine resumes tours
Fully appreciating the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine requires some scale. You can see the classic photo of a person being half the height of a tire on one of the mine’s haulers and know that’s a big truck. You can see a photo of that truck looking like a toy at the bottom…
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Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine resumes tours
Fully appreciating the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine requires some scale. You can see the classic photo of a person being half the height of a tire on one of the mine’s haulers and know that’s a big truck. You can see a photo of that truck looking like a toy at the bottom…
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Rita the Rock Planter tells Victor’s story in the Trolls of America public art
They’re wonderful wooden giants, filled with personality, most with touching history tributes to their out-of-the-way home areas, all recycled and environmentally perfect. And two of the beloved Thomas Dambo trolls are in special sites in Colorado, including Victor. Famed Danish artist Dambo creates character trolls worldwide, working with communities and volunteers who turn into recycled-wood-pallet…
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Rita the Rock Planter tells Victor’s story in the Trolls of America public art
They’re wonderful wooden giants, filled with personality, most with touching history tributes to their out-of-the-way home areas, all recycled and environmentally perfect. And two of the beloved Thomas Dambo trolls are in special sites in Colorado, including Victor. Famed Danish artist Dambo creates character trolls worldwide, working with communities and volunteers who turn into recycled-wood-pallet…
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Sample hired as principal in CC/V schools
For Holly Sample, a return to public education after eight years of retirement is another step in a life filled with service to others. Last week, Sample bid farewell to retirement and resumed a career in education, this time as principal of the Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School. With 34 years of experience in public…
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150 years after the Gold Rush, technology is driving Cripple Creek mining
By Katie Soenke, Pikes Peak Courier For 150 years, gold mining has helped shape the history of Cripple Creek, Victor and Teller County. What began with prospectors searching the hills has grown into one of Colorado’s largest modern mining operations — one that now relies as much on computers, drones and engineering as it does…
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Photos: Fun and games at Victor Gold Rush Days
Victor Gold Rush Days was held July 17-19 in th3e historic mining town. Here are some photos from the event.
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Photos: Fun and games at Victor Gold Rush Days
Victor Gold Rush Days was held July 17-19 in th3e historic mining town. Here are some photos from the event.
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Happy Trails: A troll surprise in a Wild West-reminiscent Colorado town
Why venture to the silent, remote town of Victor in Teller County? For a different view of this state, seemingly far removed from this resort era. For something grittier and more authentic, more like the Wild West. And for a troll. Yes, Victor’s main attraction just might be Rita the Rock Planter, the wooden sculpture…
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Happy Trails: A troll surprise in a Wild West-reminiscent Colorado town
Why venture to the silent, remote town of Victor in Teller County? For a different view of this state, seemingly far removed from this resort era. For something grittier and more authentic, more like the Wild West. And for a troll. Yes, Victor’s main attraction just might be Rita the Rock Planter, the wooden sculpture…