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The Leadville strike of 1880 was the first major labor conflict in the central Colorado silver boomtown, shutting down most of the area’s mining district from May 26, 1880. [ 12 ] According to one historian of the era, "The outpouring of the precious metal from Leadville transformed the struggling Centennial State into a veritable autocrat in ...
The Leadville Historic District is in the mining town of Leadville, Colorado. The National Historic Landmark District includes 67 mines in the mining district east of the city up to the 12,000 foot (3658 m) level, and a defined portion of the village area.
The Leadville Railroad is a tourist railroad based in Leadville, Colorado, United States. [1] [2] The Leadville Railroad has operated as a tourist Railroad in Leadville Colorado since 1988. Their season starts on Memorial Day weekend and runs though the 1st of April. [3] [4]
Lake County Airport (IATA: LXV, ICAO: KLXV, FAA LID: LXV), also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States. [1] High-altitude tests performed for Bell 429 helicopter
Leadville North is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Lake County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Leadville North CDP was 1,892 at the 2020 United States census. [3] The Leadville post office (Zip Code 80461) serves the area. [4]
The trail as it passes near the Matchless Mine, north of Leadville. The Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail is an 11.6 mile all-season biking/walking trail that loops around Leadville, Colorado, and through its historic mining district. The trail's setting is quintessentially Colorado Rocky Mountain landscape.
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,436. [1] The county seat and the only municipality in the county is Leadville. [2] The highest natural point in Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountains is the summit of Mount Elbert in Lake County at 14,440 feet (4,400 meters) elevation.
Aerial view of Twin Lakes, 2004. The Twin Lakes and the Twin Lakes CDP are located about 15 miles (24 km) south of Leadville, the county seat.The CDP is bounded on the east by U.S. Route 24 (US 24), on the south by Colorado State Highway 82 (SH 82, and on the north and west by County Highway 24.