Colorado Gold Rush
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The Colorado Gold Rush was a mid-19th-century mining boom that drew tens of thousands of prospectors to the Rocky Mountains, spurring rapid settlement and economic development in what is now the state of Colorado.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold rush
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historical event → mining boom → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pikes Peak Gold Rush
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Pike’s Peak Gold Rush → |
| cause |
discovery of placer gold near Cherry Creek in 1858
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reports of gold along the South Platte River → |
| country |
United States
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| describedBySource |
19th-century newspaper accounts
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territorial records of Colorado → |
| effect |
creation of mining camps in the Rocky Mountains
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displacement of Indigenous peoples in the region → economic development of the Colorado region → establishment of Colorado Territory → growth of Denver as a regional center → rapid settlement of the Colorado Front Range → |
| endTime |
1861
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| estimatedNumberOfParticipants |
tens of thousands of prospectors
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| followedBy |
Black Hills Gold Rush
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| hasTheme |
resource-driven migration
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westward expansion of the United States → |
| influenced |
development of transportation routes across the Rockies
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formation of boomtowns in Colorado → |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Territory
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Rocky Mountains → present-day Colorado → |
| mainResource |
gold
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| miningMethod |
hard rock mining
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placer mining → |
| participants |
merchants
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miners → prospectors → settlers → |
| partOf |
American Old West
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| precededBy |
California Gold Rush
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| significantSite |
Auraria, Colorado Territory
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Black Hawk, Colorado → Central City → Cherry Creek → Clear Creek → Cripple Creek, Colorado → Denver City → Idaho Springs, Colorado → Leadville, Colorado → Pikes Peak → Russell Gulch → South Platte River → |
| startTime |
1858
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| timePeriod |
mid-19th century
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Colorado Gold Rush
("Pikes Peak Gold Rush")
→
Colorado Gold Rush ("Pike’s Peak Gold Rush") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Georgia Gold Rush
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followedBy |