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In the mid-19th century, Colorado Springs was a center of mining industry activity. Coal was mined in 50 mines in the area and towns, now annexed to Colorado Springs, were established to support residents of the coal mining industry. It was the home to gold and silver mine investors, like Winfield Scott Stratton [1] [2] and William Jackson Palmer.
Papeton, was a coal mining town, now in the area of Venetian Village, [1] a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado, [2] that is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west southwest of Palmer Park. [3] It is located at 6,184 feet (1,885 m) in elevation.
Colorado counties. There are more than 1,500 properties and historic districts in the U.S. State of Colorado listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are distributed over 63 of Colorado's 64 counties; only the City and County of Broomfield currently has none.
Location of El Paso County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Colorado.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
Cragmor, first known as Cragmoor, is an area in northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado, between Templeton Gap and Austin Bluffs. [2] [3] A coal mining site during the 19th century, the area became known as the Cragmor around the turn of the century because the Cragmor Sanitorium was located there. By the 1950s, the mines were abandoned and the ...
Early ranch settlement (1880s) in the San Luis Valley, with a surviving period ranch house; located on a Nature Conservancy property near Great Sand Dunes National Park. 28: United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area: United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area: April 1, 2004 : Colorado Springs
Coal was mined in Colorado Springs beginning in 1859. At the industry's height, there were 50 coal mines in the Colorado Springs, mostly in the Rockrimmon and Cragmor - Colorado Springs Country Club area. [19] [20] Mine workers often lived on the west side of town, like Old Colorado City, while investors lived in the Old North End. [15]
The early mining history makes Hans Peak Village the oldest permanent settlement in the northern part of Routt County. [2] At the mine's peak around the turn of the 20th century, Hahns Peak Village was home to several thousand people. [3] By 1905, larger mining companies had brought miners to the village.