Talk:Cripple Creek, Colorado

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Some of this information is not up to date or inaccurate-

"About 11,000 feet" is an exaggeration. Cripple Creek itself is at 9600 feet. The surrounding hills where mining activity commenced only reach the vicinity of 10,500 feet.

Casino operations arrived in 1993.

"open pit mining is a possibility"- Large scale open pit mining has been in process since 1993, and has dug out many of the historic mine locations. The Cripple Cr4ek and Victor Gold Mining Company runs the operation as the "Cresson Project", in recognition of one of the richest historical mines in the district. Their site can be found here- http://www.ccvgoldmining.com/

In order to expand mining operations in 2000, the CC&V built the highest bridge on the state highway system. This 18 million dollar project was completely solely with private fund from the mining company. The bridge is 1218 feet long, and 250 feet tall at its highest point. -source- http://www.victorcolorado.com/thingstodo.htm

[edit] Origin of the name

There is no mention of the origin of the name. Was the first settler a cripple? Was he injured there? Was the area a rest point? These questions need answering. --Guthrie 20:22, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fire of 1896

Image:CrippleCreek1896.jpg Is there a reason the big fire of 1896 isn't noteworthy?