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
historical event
mining boom
alsoKnownAs Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Pike’s Peak Gold Rush
cause discovery of placer gold near Cherry Creek in 1858
reports of gold along the South Platte River
country United States
describedBySource 19th-century newspaper accounts
territorial records of Colorado
effect creation of mining camps in the Rocky Mountains
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
estimatedNumberOfParticipants tens of thousands of prospectors
followedBy Black Hills Gold Rush
hasTheme resource-driven migration
westward expansion of the United States
influenced development of transportation routes across the Rockies
formation of boomtowns in Colorado
locatedIn Colorado Territory
Rocky Mountains
present-day Colorado
mainResource gold
miningMethod hard rock mining
placer mining
participants merchants
miners
prospectors
settlers
partOf American Old West
precededBy California Gold Rush
significantSite Auraria, Colorado Territory
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
timePeriod mid-19th century

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
Georgia Gold Rush
followedBy

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