Cripple Creek gold rush
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The Cripple Creek gold rush was a late 19th-century mining boom in Colorado that transformed the Cripple Creek area into one of the most productive gold-mining districts in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cripple Creek gold rush canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold rush
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historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company (later era operations)
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Cripple Creek mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | discovery of gold near Cripple Creek in 1890 ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
California Gold Rush
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Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demographicImpact | influx of prospectors and miners from across the United States ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
development of mining infrastructure in Colorado
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rapid economic growth in the Cripple Creek district ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | land disturbance from underground and surface mining ⓘ |
| followedBy | decline of small-scale underground mining in the district ⓘ |
| heritage |
Cripple Creek Historic District
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Victor Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | hard rock mining ⓘ |
| influenced | development of railroads to Cripple Creek district ⓘ |
| laborConflict |
Colorado Labor Wars
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Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
creation of Victor, Colorado as a mining town
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founding of the city of Cripple Creek ⓘ rapid population growth in Cripple Creek area ⓘ |
| legacy | modern Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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Cripple Creek, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Teller County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainResource | gold ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| oreType | telluride gold ores ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Mineral Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| precededBy | Colorado Gold Rush (Pikes Peak Gold Rush) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pikes Peak region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | creation of Teller County in 1899 ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most productive gold-mining districts in the United States
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transformed Cripple Creek into a major gold-mining district ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
boomtown development in the Pikes Peak region
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growth of labor union activity among miners ⓘ |
| startTime | 1890 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway
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Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Terminal Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanDevelopment | construction of hotels, saloons, and businesses in Cripple Creek ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Cripple Creek, Colorado