December 8th, 1881 – Cripple Creek Black Lung Factory Transitions To 90% Child Workers Cripple Creek is known today as a mountain center of gambling, but in the 1800’s it was known for many more things. Notably, the towns #3 export after Coal & Poverty – Black Lung. Deep inContinue Reading
September 16th, 1887 – Entire Train & 39 People Go Missing Along Colorado Railroad Route Pictured is the last photo of the Colorado Central 292 engine, tender, and nearly full passenger car. As the Porter-Bell-made locomotive left the station, those sitting alongside the building waved off the passengers never knowingContinue Reading
September 3rd, 1911 – Church group goes missing near Portland Mine in Cripple Creek On one foggy Sunday morning in 1911, service at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cripple Creek was halted after hearing of a missing child reported near the Portland Mine. Alongside other townsfolk, the church group headedContinue Reading
August 23rd, 1906 – 39 Mysteriously Vanish At Ute Hotel On the morning of Friday 24th, 1906 Jacob Kettle, the morning desk clerk, went room to room for the morning wake-up calls. As he made his way to the second floor, he passed dozens of guests from the first floorContinue Reading
August 21st 1861 – Alcoholism comes to Cripple Creek There were many vices in the wild west, but Cripple Creek was originally a dry town that did not allow the sale or consumption of alcohol. After a vote in July 1861, the town decided to lift the ban on alcoholContinue Reading
August 20th 1906 – Mysterious Wires Appear Above Victor When Victor residents woke up on Monday, August 20th, 1906 they opened their windows and doors to see mysterious wires above their homes and businesses. A large number of wires stretched across the city, supported by massive wooden towers taller thanContinue Reading
Nonprofit group needs help caring for Cripple Creek’s free-roaming children The group that looks after the free-roaming children that call Cripple Creek home needs your help. Every year from mid-May to mid-October, these children roam the streets of Cripple Creek. A group of volunteers called the Two Mile High ClubContinue Reading
