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At this point, both SH 103 and SH 5 forms the Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway, [4] which is the highest paved road in North America. The route then descends in elevation, heading northeast along the Chicago Creek, then enters Idaho Springs after crossing Clear Creek. SH 103 terminates at Interstate 70 at a diamond interchange and the road continues ...
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Idaho Springs is located in northeastern Clear Creek County along Clear Creek near the confluence of its tributary, Chicago Creek. [ 11 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2 ), of which 0.03 square miles (0.09 km 2 ), or 1.53%, is water.
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The district is roughly bounded by Center Alley, 14th Ave., Riverside Dr., and Idaho St. in Idaho Springs. [2] It is less than .5 miles (0.80 km) from where George A. Jackson discovered gold in Chicago Creek on January 7, 1859, setting off a gold rush which brought people to Denver and Colorado.
The newspaper was founded in 1973 by Cary and Carol (Willcox) Stiff, former reporters at The Denver Post [1]. In May 2021, The Colorado Sun and nonprofit organization The National Trust for Local News became joint owners of Clear Creek Courant along with over a dozen more local newspapers previously owned by Evergreen Newspapers.
The success of the tunnel as an access route meant that a large volume of ore began exiting at the Idaho Springs entrance and a large mill was built to process it. At the time it was one of the largest such tunnels and milling operations in the world, directly recovering nearly $100 million in gold (11.2 million ounces) valued in 2023 at $10.1 ...
Clear Creek High School is a public secondary institution in the Clear Creek School District in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.It serves students in Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Silver Plume, Empire, Berthoud Falls, Dumont, Downieville, Lawson, and parts of Evergreen.