Mines of Clear Creek County - Paperback
by Ben M. Dugan
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ben M. DuganSeries:Images of AmericaTheme:Cultural Region/Western U.S.Publish date:9/9/2013Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9781467130349ISBN-10:1467130346UPC:9781467130349Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.10 x 6.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCQBPX48AJ
In 1859, Pikes Peak or bust! spread across America and brought men and their families from all over to the Kansas goldfields seeking a new beginning. Thousands came to Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties and eventually settled all of Colorado. The mining communities of Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Empire, Silver Plume, Dumont, and Lawson all exist because of the pursuit of gold and silver. Gold was initially easy to get to, but in time, underground mineral development was necessary. New technologies and the Industrial Revolution made mining easier, but there was still work to be done to establish local fire departments, churches, schools, and governments.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9781467130349ISBN-10:1467130346UPC:9781467130349Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.10 x 6.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCQBPX48AJ
Dugan, Ben M.: - Local historian Ben M. Dugan has researched and gathered photographs since he was a youth. He grew up in Empire--an important gold-mining community in Clear Creek County--five miles from the major silver-producing mining center of Georgetown.
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