Creede, Colorado

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Creede, Colorado is a small historic mining town in southwestern Colorado, best known as the place where outlaw Robert Ford—killer of Jesse James—was himself shot and killed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat
town
areaCode 719
climate high-altitude continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Mineral County, Colorado NERFINISHED
economicHistory boom-and-bust mining economy
elevation about 2,700 meters
about 8,800 feet
foundedAs mining camp
governingBody Board of Trustees of the Town of Creede NERFINISHED
hasAttraction Bachelor Loop Historic Tour NERFINISHED
Creede Repertory Theatre NERFINISHED
Underground Mining Museum NERFINISHED
hasCulturalEvent summer theatre season at Creede Repertory Theatre
hasFeature historic mine structures around town
steep canyon setting
hasHistoricDistrict Creede Historic District NERFINISHED
hasIndustry arts and culture
outdoor recreation
tourism
hasNearbyProtectedArea Rio Grande National Forest NERFINISHED
Weminuche Wilderness NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Robert Ford was shot and killed there in 1892 NERFINISHED
isCountySeatOf Mineral County, Colorado NERFINISHED
knownFor Creede Repertory Theatre NERFINISHED
death of Robert Ford
historic silver mining
mining boom of the 1890s
outdoor recreation
tourism
well-preserved historic downtown
locatedIn Rio Grande valley NERFINISHED
locatedInMountainRange San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southwestern Colorado NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Willow Creek NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nicholas Creede NERFINISHED
nearRiver Rio Grande NERFINISHED
partOf San Luis Valley region (broad area) NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCode 81130
primaryResourceMined silver
state Colorado
summerTimeZone Mountain Daylight Time
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
tourismSeason summer
transportationAccess Colorado State Highway 149 NERFINISHED

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San Luis Peak isOftenAccessedFrom Creede, Colorado
Colorado silver boom notableTown Creede, Colorado
this entity surface form: Creede
Robert Ford placeOfDeath Creede, Colorado