Born out of the 1859 Pikes Peak gold rush, Boulder sits along the Front Range where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. Discoveries of gold, silver, telluride, and coal nearby put the little supply town on the map, and early miners, farmers, and businessmen prospered there. The railroad's arrival in 1873 brought more newcomers who cultivated a diverse community full of new businesses, social organizations, and schools, and the town flourished despite the social problems and economic fluctuations that were typical of early mining towns. By the 1890s, education, health, and tourism had become s... Read More
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Born out of the 1859 Pikes Peak gold rush, Boulder sits along the Front Range where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. Discoveries of gold, silver, telluride, and coal nearby put the little supply town on the map, and early miners, farmers, and businessmen prospered there. The railroad's arrival in 1873 brought more newcomers who cultivated a diverse community full of new businesses, social organizations, and schools, and the town flourished despite the social problems and economic fluctuations that were typical of early mining towns. By the 1890s, education, health, and tourism had become s... Read More
Born out of the 1859 Pikes Peak gold rush, Boulder sits along the Front Range where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. Discoveries of gold, silver, telluride, and coal nearby put the little supply town on the map, and early miners, farmers, and businessmen prospered there. The railroad's arrival in 1873 brought more newcomers who cultivated a diverse community full of new businesses, social organizations, and schools, and the town flourished despite the social problems and economic fluctuations that were typical of early mining towns. By the 1890s, education, health, and tourism had become significant to Boulder's economic development, a pattern that continues to this day. Great change came about during the early 1900s in the form of a citywide alcohol prohibition, the influenza epidemic, and the closure of the "Switzerland Trail" railroad in 1919, but Boulder weathered these difficult times even as it witnessed the end of the great railroading era.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 10th November 2008
State: Colorado
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738558905
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
Author Bio
Historian, writer, and genealogist Mona Lambrecht grew up in Boulder, and the town's early history and people continue to captivate her. A public historian with a graphic design background, Lambrecht specializes in community histories and visual history projects. For this book, Lambrecht collaborated with the Boulder History Museum to present a unique selection of the museum's extensive collection of historic photographs.
Born out of the 1859 Pikes Peak gold rush, Boulder sits along the Front Range where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains. Discoveries of gold, silver, telluride, and coal nearby put the little supply town on the map, and early miners, farmers, and businessmen prospered there. The railroad's arrival in 1873 brought more newcomers who cultivated a diverse community full of new businesses, social organizations, and schools, and the town flourished despite the social problems and economic fluctuations that were typical of early mining towns. By the 1890s, education, health, and tourism had become significant to Boulder's economic development, a pattern that continues to this day. Great change came about during the early 1900s in the form of a citywide alcohol prohibition, the influenza epidemic, and the closure of the "Switzerland Trail" railroad in 1919, but Boulder weathered these difficult times even as it witnessed the end of the great railroading era.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 10th November 2008
State: Colorado
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738558905
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
Historian, writer, and genealogist Mona Lambrecht grew up in Boulder, and the town's early history and people continue to captivate her. A public historian with a graphic design background, Lambrecht specializes in community histories and visual history projects. For this book, Lambrecht collaborated with the Boulder History Museum to present a unique selection of the museum's extensive collection of historic photographs.
