National Historic Landmark District (Cripple Creek Historic District)

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The National Historic Landmark District (Cripple Creek Historic District) is a federally recognized historic area in Cripple Creek, Colorado, preserving one of the most significant late-19th-century gold mining boomtowns in the American West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark District
historic district
associatedWith Colorado mining heritage
Cripple Creek gold rush NERFINISHED
Western frontier history
boomtown development
gold mining
associatedWithEvent development of Cripple Creek as a major gold camp
associatedWithIndustry hard-rock gold mining
category Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
National Historic Landmarks in Colorado NERFINISHED
country United States of America
governingBody National Park Service
hasHeritageValue national significance in illustrating the history of mining in the United States
hasPart historic commercial buildings
historic streetscape
mining-related structures
railroad-related resources
residential structures
hasVisitorAttractionType historic sites
interpretive tours
museums
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Colorado
Cripple Creek, Colorado NERFINISHED
Teller County, Colorado NERFINISHED
locatedInMountainRange Rocky Mountains region
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
namedAfter Cripple Creek Historic District NERFINISHED
partOf Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining District NERFINISHED
periodOfSignificance gold rush era
late 19th century
preserves architectural character of late-19th-century mining town
historic fabric of Cripple Creek boomtown
protectionStatus federally recognized historic area
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
significance American West mining history
late-19th-century gold mining boomtown
tourismType heritage tourism destination
urbanType historic mining town core

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Cripple Creek, Colorado, United States hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District (Cripple Creek Historic District)
subject surface form: Cripple Creek, Colorado