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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 ...
In 1936 a fire broke out in the building's bar, caused by a cigarette dropped into the upholstery by a patron. [13] In 1955 the building was sold for $20,000 USD to Evelyn Furman, a resident of Leadville. [14] [15] Furman maintained the building, opening it occasionally for tours and performances, until her death in 2011. [15]
The structure at 710 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado that currently houses the Golden Burro Cafe and Lounge was built for commercial purposes in 1898 by E.H. Dimick. Establishing and expanding the Golden Burro
In 1888, he sold the Leadville store to Meyers Harris. In 1892, he expanded out of Colorado and purchased "The Famous Clothing Store" in St. Louis, Missouri and in 1898, he purchased another store in Cleveland, Ohio which he renamed the "May Company." In 1905, he moved the business headquarters to St. Louis.
In 1877, the May Department Stores Company was founded in Leadville during the Colorado silver rush. In 1889, the headquarters moved to Denver. In 1899, May acquired the E. R. Hull & Dutton Co. of Cleveland, renaming it the May Company, Cleveland, later named the May Company Ohio. In 1905, the headquarters moved to St. Louis. [3]
The highway leads north 31 miles (50 km) over the Continental Divide to Interstate 70 (I-70) at Minturn, and it runs south through Leadville 35 miles (56 km) to Buena Vista. Colorado State Highway 91 has its southern terminus in Leadville North and leads north-northeast 22 miles (35 km) to I-70 at Copper Mountain .
Adelaide is an extinct mining town located in Lake County, Colorado, United States. [4] The site of the former town is located about one mile west of downtown Leadville through Stray Horse Gulch and two-thirds of a mile north of Nugget Gulch.
Hayden Ranch Headquarters is located near Leadville, Colorado and is an example of early high country agricultural operations. Colorado Mountain College currently owns the property. A 35 acres (14 ha) portion of the original ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.