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9780870817946

The Rise Of The Silver Queen: Georgetown, Colorado, 1859-1896

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  • ISBN13:

    9780870817946

  • ISBN10:

    0870817949

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-03-01
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado
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Summary

After a slow start as a gold mining camp, Georgetown skyrocketed to international acclaim with the discovery of the rich Belmont silver claim in the fall of 1864. Within a few years, the town would be known as the Silver Queen of the Rockies. The authors cover the growth of the town, the economic troubles that came with the richer discoveries around Leadville in 1877, and the tumult associated with the creation of a permanent community in the Rocky Mountain West. Contains more than 100 photographs of the town, including views of the businesses and residential neighbourhoods, community events, mines and mills, railroads and people.

Author Biography

Christine A. Bradley is the archivist for Clear Creek County.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Christine Bradley
Dedication ix
James E. Hansen II
Prologue: Birth of a Legend xiii
Silver Threads Among the Gold
1(20)
``The Maddest, Merriest Time Ever''
21(40)
Photo Essay: Rise of the Silver Queen
43(18)
``It Takes Two Years to Make a Mine''
61(20)
Birth of the Silver Queen
81(42)
Photo Essay: Life in the Rockies
107(16)
``The Mine Is Yet in Its Infancy''
123(22)
Georgetown, 1878
145(36)
Photo Essay: Mining and Milling
165(16)
Lifestyles of the Sometimes Rich and Not So Famous
181(38)
Photo Essay: Faces in the Crowd
203(16)
No Longer the Queen
219(28)
Photo Essay: Jewels of the Silver Queen
233(14)
A New Coat of Paint and the Last Hurrah: The Silver Queen Enters the 1890s
247(24)
Photo Essay: The Railroad and Devil's Gate
257(14)
``Until Time Calls A Halt''
271(12)
Epilogue: 1896 283(6)
Appendix: Population and Census Tables 289(2)
Bibliographical Essay 291(4)
Index 295

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