The name debate in 1890: Mears, Hartwell or Ridgway?
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In Creede, a familiar cycle of boom and bust
As you’re making your summer plans, don’t forget Creede. Located on Colorado’s Silver Thread, Highway 149, it’s a place where you can still see into the past. The Utes knew this land well. They had hunted the forests and valleys in the region for centuries. They frequented “Little Medicine,” the hot mineral springs on Goose Creek near Wagon Wheel Gap, as well as “Big Medicine” springs near present-day Pagosa Springs.
Silver was discovered at the Alpha Mine in 1869. Prospectors, ho...
