by Maggie Magoffin
This week’s tale comes from George Nelson of Littleton as heard and transcribed by Becky Crozier of Golden. (more…)
Category: History
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Turning back the pages
30 years ago – November 23, 1984
Gilpin County Treasurer Virginia Starkey collected $5,051 in bonus bids at the delinquent property tax sale held on Monday. The total amount of taxes collected at the sale was (more…)
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Historic giant steam shovel bucket hits the road
Nederland Mining Museum loan to Panama Canal Centennial Exhibit
By Staci McBrayer
On Wednesday, October 8th, the Nederland Mining Museum began the process of dismantling the bucket from the world famous 1923 Bucyrus Panama Canal 50-B Steam Shovel. (more…)
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There’s gold in them “thar” hills!
Miners’ Days in Nederland
By Dave Gibson
Like many municipalities in Colorado, Nederland owes its inception to mining. Beginning in 1859, with precious metals being extracted from the surrounding hills, it was a logical (more…)
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A tailing tale
Sponsored by Cholua Brothers Mining Co & Old Time Coffee Store in Black Hawk
By Maggie Magoffin
We hit the jackpot this week folks with two wonderful tales from the 1860’s. (more…)
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Turning back the pages…
30, 60, 90, and 120 years ago
30 years ago- August 10, 1984
Highway 46 will not be paved this year, it was announced this week by three very disappointed county commissioners. Gilpin County has a 1.1 mile section of the road that (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 years ago – November 11, 1983
The Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department is getting a brand new fire truck. At a meeting Tuesday night, the City Council of Black Hawk agreed to spend $68,000 for a (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 years ago – November 4, 1983
Two Gap Road residents were arraigned in County Court Tuesday on charges of theft. The two were apprehended by Rollinsville resident and Gilpin County Commissioner Jerry (more…)
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The Colorado Mounted Rangers
Protecting and Serving Colorado Since 1861
The Colorado Mounted Rangers, also known as the Colorado Rangers, are a statutory state law enforcement agency that assists law enforcement and other first responder (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 years ago – October 28, 1983
County road employee Scott Cline was injured Wednesday morning when he was forced to put a county dump truck in the ditch on Smith Hill Road. The truck went off the left side (more…)
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Halloween at the poor farm
How the American way of poverty has changed
By Forrest Whitman
During the last half of the 19th century and well on into this century, county poor farms existed in most Colorado counties. The Gilpin County poor farm can still be seen across (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 years ago – October 21, 1983
The proposed increase in the mill levy for students of the Boulder Valley School District passed by an overwhelming margin in the election Tuesday, but the voter turnout was (more…)
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Boom and Bust – Old West ghost towns of Colorado
From the Colorado Tourism Office
PRESS RELEASE – Colorado is home to 150 recorded town sites and many more abandoned or ghost towns with storied pasts of mining riches, rowdy saloons and outlaw (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 years ago – October 14, 1983
Harry Snyder has plowed snow, run loaders and cats and everything else for the past 16 years while working on the Gilpin Country road crew. Yesterday was his last day on the (more…)
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Mining history of Clear Creek County
Local author shares the stories of the area using collection of vintage images
PRESS RELEASE – The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Mines of Clear Creek County from local author Ben M. Dugan. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories. (more…)
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Artful deceptions then and now
Did people believe Hickok, Buffalo Bill or Annie Oakley?
By Forrest Whitman
One of the most famous wild west shows of the late 19th century was run by Buffalo Bill. He really did present an amazing spectacle. In Denver he exhibited hundreds of horses, an (more…)
