Black Hawk and Central City / David Forsyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forsyth, David, 1977- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Black Hawk--History--Pictorial works.

Gold mines and mining.

Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Central City--History--Pictorial works.

Black Hawk (Colo.)--History--Pictorial works.

Black Hawk (Colo.).

Black Hawk (Colo.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Central City (Colo.)--History--Pictorial works.

Central City (Colo.).

Central City (Colo.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2013]

Summary:

The neighboring towns of Central City and Black Hawk in Gilpin County played very prominent roles in the formation of Colorado. The two mining camps supplied millions of dollars in gold, giving them great economic and political power in the 1800s, and Colorado's first two US senators and representative came from Central City. The two towns were home to popular theaters, schools, churches, baseball teams, and thriving businesses, all designed to prove they were permanent, law-abiding settlements. As mining began to die out in the late 1890s and early 1900s, the two towns entered a period of steep economic decline, but a new mining operation and the reopening of the Central City Opera House in the 1930s led to a revival, making the former mining camps major tourist attractions. The introduction of legalized gambling in 1991 added yet another chapter to the colorful history of Black Hawk and Central City.

OCLC:

900733783