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Leadville Strike of 1880

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Added by yongli on 07/06/2020 - 16:54, last changed on 10/26/2022 - 09:44

Leadville, 1950s

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At an elevation of 10,152 feet in the central Rocky Mountains , Leadville is the Lake County seat and the highest incorporated city in the United States. Gold first brought prospectors to the area in the early 1860s, but Leadville itself was not established until a silver boom in the late 1870s...

Leadville Strike of 1880

Added by yongli on 04/10/2020 - 10:49, last changed on 11/02/2022 - 13:54
The Leadville strike of 1880 was the first major labor conflict in the central Colorado silver boomtown, shutting down most of the area’s mining district from May 26 to mid-June as miners pressed owners and managers for higher wages, an eight-hour workday, and more control over their working...
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