Fifty for 150: Colorado state troops sent to Cripple Creek miners’ strike in 1894

After gold was discovered in a high mountain valley southwest of Pikes Peak in 1890, thousands of fortune-seekers flocked to ...
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Bed Races return to Cripple Creek to commemorate city’s eccentric history

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KRDO) - This Saturday, teams will push a bed on wheels up and down Myers Avenue as fast as they can to celebrate "Pearl DeVere" day in Cripple Creek. It's an homage to Cripple ...