In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. But the allure of gold was too great a temptation to resist. Thank you! P.M. Cullen and Privates Mason and Pacheco, among others, Testimony of Lt. K.M. Fords spinal cord was severed along with his jugular vein. Here's a land where all are equalOf high or lowly birth -A land where men make millionsDug from the dreary earth.Here meek and mild eyed aburrosOn mineral mountains feed,It's day all day in the day-timeAnd there is no night in Creede. The familiar song continued to haunt him wherever he went: Rumors of a new silver strike prompted Ford to move to Creede. From the blazing tents rushed the women and children, only to be beaten back into the fire by the rain of bullets from the militia. The Rockefellers were able both to resolve the conflict, and present a more humanized versions of their leaders. Creede became the silver camp that would not die. Bob Ford wandered to New Mexico, earning what he could by posing at dime museums. In early July, a failed bomb plot on the Tarrytown estate ended with a dynamite explosion in East Harlem and three dead anarchists. Turn left. The train scene was filmed on trains belonging to Creede Railroad Company. Spar City, Stumptown, and Bachelor evolved into thriving communities. The Ludlow townsite and the adjacent location of the tent colony, 18 miles (29km) northwest of Trinidad, Colorado, is now a ghost town. Agents shone searchlights on the tent villages at night and fired bullets into the tents at random, occasionally killing and maiming people. Colorado National Guard General John Chase. It attracted many of Colorado's worst riffraff. [2]:18 In 1914 the United States House Committee on Mines and Mining reported: Colorado has good mining laws and such that ought to afford protection to the miners as to safety in the mine if they were enforced, yet in this State the percentage of fatalities is larger than any other, showing there is undoubtedly something wrong in reference to the management of its coal mines. [61] The site is the first of its kind to be investigated by archeologists. for the magazine Mother Earth. At the time, he was just 28 years old and looked even younger than his years. Free WiFi is always on! Creede & Mineral County Visitor Center & Chamber of Commerce. News, travel inspiration, podcasts, & more. The series premiere of writer-director-creator Scott Frank's Godless, "An Incident at Creede" (referring to the aforementioned massacre), parades its cast of familiar and friendly faces before. Davis tactfully skated around some of the terrible things Ford did during his life concluding how charity covered a multitude of sins! Located in Southwestern Colorado in Mineral County, 21 Colorado Film Locations You Can Actually Visit, Snapshots of Creede, the Ghost Town that Never Died, Upper Colorado basin states postpone release of water to Lake Powell, Denver Broncos treat players' families poorly, claims NFLPA report, More snow to hit southwest Colorado, up to 36 inches possible, Polis rolls out 150th anniversary license plates, 360 inches of snow: Map shows breakdown of snowfall around Colorado, Already at seasonal snowfall average, Colorado resort extends season at two properties. In 1972, the same year as his U.S. presidential campaign, he published this dissertation with the help of historian Leonard Guttridge under the title The Great Coalfield War. The Silver Thread Byway is one of Colorado's very best scenic routes and the historic part really deals with the silver mines of Creede the site of the states last major silver boom in 1891 You might also stop and drive the Bachelor Loop 17 mile drive north of Creede and through the old mining . "[2]:1, The Ludlow Massacre was a watershed moment in American labor relations. The town leapt from a population of 600 in 1889 to more than 10,000 people in December 1891. Buried in Littleton, Colorado, Packer was never found guilty of cannibalism but will always be known as the Colorado Cannibal. The Moving can be an exciting experience. When Packers group left the Ute camp of Chief Ouray, near present-day Delta, in February 1874, they were warned that they would never make it through the mountains because of severe winter storms. About 12.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. [14]:19, Miners were generally paid according to tonnage of coal produced, while so-called "dead work", such as shoring up unstable roofs, was often unpaid. Confrontations between striking miners and working miners, whom the union called scabs, sometimes resulted in deaths. Just past a house on the left, you'll see the site. Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Beautiful Drive. Here you'll find storefronts that have been in place since the 1890s, local entertainment, and a small-town vibe that's welcoming and friendly. [23], On the morning of April 20, the day after some in the tent colony celebrated Orthodox Easter, three Guardsmen appeared at the camp ordering the release of a man they claimed was being held against his will. Tent colony burned, Tikas and roughly 20 other residents killed. . [32][33] However, modern historians assert that only one of the militia's number, a private named Martin of the National Guard, was killed. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. To break or prevent strikes, the coal companies hired strike breakers, mainly from Mexico and southern and eastern Europe. A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios. There were 181 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. The price of silver plummeted, and most of the silver mines were closed. In early February, the group left from near modern day Montrose, Colorado after a stay with the Ute leader Ouray in a winter camp. You have permission to edit this article. And hearts must break and bleed, It was fabricated by the Jones Brothers Company of Barre, Vermont using local granite was commissioned by Sam Falsetto, president of the United Mine Workers of Trinidad, Colorado. or anything. Kelly discharged both barrels into Fords head at point-blank range. Other famous people in Creede were Robert Ford (the man who killed outlaw Jesse James), Bat Masterson, and William Sidney "Cap" Light (the first deputy sheriff in Creede, and brother-in-law of Soapy Smith). Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. [2]:197 Welfare capitalists believed that anger and unrest among the workers could be placated by raising colliers' standard of living, while subsuming it under company management. Don't knowingly lie about anyone When the militia opened fire, hundreds of miners and their families ran for cover.[24]. It is the most populous community and the only incorporated municipality within the county. Use the 'Report' link on Ouray, who had married an Uncompahgre maiden, Chipeta, became influential in helping guide the southern Ute bands through their 19th century transitions. The major coal companies rejected the demands. Alferd Packer Cannibal Massacre Site Directions: From downtown Lake City drive south three miles on CO-149. The state had also run out of money to maintain the Guard, and Ammons decided to recall them. Bat Masterson, of Dodge City-Wyatt Earp fame, operated another saloon for a Denver firm. The site itself is on private land and should be respected. His name is used in numerous restaurants and menu items, including the cafeteria grill at University of Colorado in Boulder. Following the example of Telluride, which was the first electrified community in the world, the Creede miners installed their own electric system just one week before Cy Warman penned his literary legacy about there being no night in Creede. M.V.B. He fled the Agency. Creede, Colorado Jimtown section of Creede early 1890s Creede Details Status: Active Town Elevation: 8,852 Feet (2,698 meters) Gallery: View 29 Creede Photos State: Colorado County: View Mineral County Mines Date Settled: 1890 Current Population: 377 Peak Population: 10,000 Primary Mineral: Silver Map: View on Google Maps Creede History He prohibited discrimination against workers who had belonged to unions and ordered the establishment of a company union. Memorial to the men killed by Alferd Packer. Opening hours: Tue - Sat: 10am - 3pm (closed on Sun & Mon) 3. Colorado National Guard using a tripod-mounted M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun. In August of 1874, John Randolph, an illustrator for Harpers Weekly, came upon a grisly scene of five corpses on the banks of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River. [10] Its report, published in 1915, was influential in promoting child labor laws and an eight-hour work day. A sign along Colorado 149 clearly marks the location. Eventually Jimtown appropriated the name Creede. Prospectors and families alike abandoned the other camps and moved to the little town at the mouth of Willow Creek Canyon with its brick stores and electric streetlights. When questioned, Packer told various conflicting tales about how other members of the party had killed each other and how they had resorted to eating the bodies for food. Its first mayor was Edward Morton. [2]:272[25] Their bodies lay along the Colorado and Southern Railway tracks for three days in full view of passing trains. In order to escape . The analysis was inconclusive, neither corroborating nor disproving Packers conflicting stories. At dusk a passing freight train stopped on the tracks in front of the Guards' machine-gun placements, allowing many of the miners and their families to escape to an outcrop of hills to the east called the Black Hills. Approximately 21 people, including miners' wives and children, were killed. They formed a new company called "Troop A", which consisted largely of Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine camp guards and mine guards hired by BaldwinFelts, who were given National Guard uniforms. P. Cullen, and Ray W. Benedict, State of Colorado Archives. The massacre site is owned by the United Mine Workers of America, which erected a granite monument in memory of those who died that day. Located in Southwestern Colorado in Mineral County, Creede was a booming mining town during the late-1800s, now home to only around 300 residents (down from an estimated 10,000). He died six years later, still claiming innocence. [37] In the end, the strikers' demands were not met, the union did not obtain recognition, and many striking workers were replaced. [18] The company hired the BaldwinFelts Detective Agency to protect the new workers and harass the strikers. The Willow Creek site was soon renamed Creede after Nicholas C. Creede who discovered the Holy Moses Mine. [2]:96 Colorado's coal industry was dominated by a handful of operators. pp. As a non-profit organization, we thrive on the kindness and charity of our visitors . Packer was discovered nine years later, living in Wyoming under an assumed name. [14][15], While Creede was booming, the capital city of Denver, Colorado was experiencing a reform movement against gambling clubs and saloons. Protesters led by Ferrer Center anarchists Alexander Berkman and Carlo Tresca followed when Rockefeller Jr. fled 30 miles (48km) upstate to the family estate near Tarrytown. Miners who came into conflict with the company were often summarily evicted from their homes.[16]. They used an improvised armored car, mounted with a machine gun the union called the "Death Special", to patrol the camp's perimeters. In 1890, the Upper Rio Grande Valleys destiny changed dramatically. May 20, 2017 at 3:23 p.m. [37] Twenty-two National Guardsmen, including 10 officers, were court-martialed. He was convicted of killing the men and desecrating their bodies. The site of the murders is just three miles north of Lake City on Cannibal Mesa along the banks of Dead Man Gulch. Gerry in 1883, upon the conclusion of the trial of Alferd Packer for the murdersand cannibalismofShannon Wilson Bell, James Humphrey, Frank Butcher Miller, George California Noon, and Israel Swan. Lawrence and Major Patrick Hamrock. He and his wife Dot lived upstairs and operated the Creede Exchange on the lower floor. Creede after the June 1892 Fire . [62], The tent colony site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985,[61] was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2009. However, the cold mountain winters were not favorable to permanent native settlements. Archeological evidence reveals that Paleo-hunters camped in the high country. At first, the Guard's appearance calmed the situation, but the Guard leaders' sympathies lay with company management. [29] Created by artists Chev and Ted Yund, the fork is made of aluminum and weighs over 600 pounds (270kg). William "Frank" Snyder Jr. - Shot in his family's tent during the initial battle on 20 April 1914. United States Commission on Industrial Relations (1915). Scenes from the 2013 action Western film Lone Ranger were filmed in locations in and around Creede. Tikas had remained in the camp the entire day and was still there when the fire started. fired the two largest buildingsthe strikers' storesand going from tent to tent, poured oil on the flimsy structures, setting fire to them. Hickenlooper creates Ludlow Centennial Commemoration Commission", "Deadly Ludlow strike resonates 100 years later", Where the Sun Never Shines: A History of America's Bloody Coal Industry, "National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)", Historian Howard Zinn on the ludlow Massacre, "There Was Blood: The Ludlow Massacre Revisited,", "Notebook: The Ludlow Massacre Revisited,", Interview with David Hawkins, nephew of Ludlow Massacre miners' lawyer, Horace Hawkins, Hundredth Anniversary of the Ludlow Massacre, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ludlow_Massacre&oldid=1136770099. Threats of harming another Nestled in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and with a fascinating history, the tiny town of Creede is an underrated travel destination in Colorado. Both Ford brothers were indicted for first-degree murder, pleaded guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The anti-gambling movement in Denver had ceased, and the Denver businessmen moved back to their former areas of operation. Poker Lulu Swain, the Mormon Queen, and Timberline plied their trade in the House. Although the Creede Candle lamented: Creede is unfortunate in getting more of the flotsam of the state than usually falls to the lot of a mining camp, its editor, Cy Warman, also caught the spirit and hopes of the lively community with his famous lines: Its day all day in the day time, And there is no night in Creede.. Ford started for the back of the room. Creede Open Year-Round Mineral County Mineral County is located in deep within the Rocky Mountains of Southern Colorado. Alferd Packer Massacre Site Stop 18: Alpine Loop Stop 19: Lake City . At least 50 people, including those at Ludlow, were killed during the ten days of fighting between the guards and miners. Hundreds of state militia reinforcements were rushed to the coalfields to regain control of the situation. Siddel hired two local artists, Chev and Ted Yund, to create the structure. [4], Travelers to this area appeared in the early 19th century. 1890s . A lavish bathhouse sheltered guests as they luxuriated in the therapeutic springs. Zinn, H., Dana Frank, and Robin D. G. Kelley, This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 01:24. Media Credit: Netflixs Godless (screenshot). By then, according to historian Anthony DeStefanis, the National Guard had largely broken the strike by helping the mine operators bring in non-union workers. Characters also mention a place called Doubtful Canyon, saying that its a few miles outside of Creede. He was retried on five counts of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years in prison. And the beds of running rivers The 'law' consisted of the company rules. 1. Questions arose about his condition, the missing of members of his party, and his possession of several wallets and money when he was nearly destitute at the outset of the journey. They viewed themselves as heroes for having rid Missouri of its most-wanted criminal. A pullout is provided along the site. Climate Normals Quick Access Station: Creede, CO", "12 Quirky Roadside Attractions in Colorado", "Creede, Colorado: Largest Fork in the U.S.", "The Weirdest Tourist Attraction in Every State", "Only in Colorado: The World's Largest Fork", "Poem: The Rise and Fall of Creede by Cy Warman", "Creede Camp in Ruins: A Young Colorado Mining Town Visited by Fire, The Losses Count Up in the Millions, Many Houses were Blown Up with Giant Powder in the Vain Hope of Staying the Flames", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Creede,_Colorado&oldid=1141599924, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 21:44. City of Creede GIS Map. He claimed that as each man died, the others were forced to eat the flesh of the dead to stay alive. Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site. The pioneering name of Soward became associated with the Upper Rio Grande Valley in 1876 with the purchase of the Antelope Springs Stage Station and Halfway House. [citation needed], At its peak in 1910, the coal mining industry of Colorado employed 15,864 people, 10% of jobs in the state. This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a mass wasting in the world. [9] Congress responded to public outrage by directing the House Committee on Mines and Mining to investigate the events. Company guardsbrutal thugs armed with machine guns and rifles loaded with soft-point bulletswould not admit any 'suspicious' stranger into the camp and would not permit any miner to leave." He was born in Ray County, Missouri. Books such as Crofutts Gripsack Guide or Ingersolls Crest of the Continent enticed Easterners and Europeans to experience the American West. G.S. Man Aims Rifle at Chicken - Creede, Colorado 1892 . T. C. Linderfelt, Lieut. [21][22][23] Total production through 1966 was 58 million troy ounces (870 metric tons) of silver, 150 thousand ounces (4.7 metric tons) of gold, 112 thousand metric tons of lead, 34 thousand metric tons of zinc, and 2 million metric tons of copper.[24]. Bob Ford is famous for shooting and killing Jesse James on April 3rd, 1882 in Missouri. The Utes favored hot springs soon became a popular spa with tourists coming in droves to take the waters. Praise for the curative and restorative benefits, both by drinking from the bubbling hot springs as well as bathing in the soothing flow, spread through publications promoted by the railroad. A series of floods and fires destroyed the original buildings in East Willow Creek Canyon. Another Colorado town, Leadville, makes a quick appearance, as characters walk past the Leadville Exchange Bank.. Ford purchased a lot on the main street and constructed a two-story, rough, board building. Ford was nearly decapitated by Edward O. Kelly in 1892 with both barrels of a shotgun. In his possession were the belongings of one of his clients and plenty of cash. Today, the area has become a tourism hub of the area, attracting people that come for the "Bachelor Loop," a road that passes many abandoned mines. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. The union decided to focus on the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company because of its harsh management tactics under the conservative and distant Rockefellers and other investors. Philip S. Van Cise, DeStefanis, Anthony, "Violence and the Colorado National Guard: Masculinity, Race, Class, and Identity in the 19131914 Southern Colorado Coal Strike" in, DeStefanis, Anthony, "The Road to Ludlow: Breaking the 191314 Southern Colorado Coal Strike,". 7.85 miles. [58], In 1916, the United Mine Workers of America bought the site of the Ludlow tent colony. The research, writing and production of this interpretive booklet were made possible by grants from the following generous organizations: Federal Highway Administration Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), colorado Historical Society, Western Colorado Interpretive Association (WCIA), Hinsdale County Lodging Tax Panel, Lake City Chamber of Commerce, the Creede and Mineral County Chamber of Commerce, the Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway Council, and the Rio Grande Watershed Emergency Action Coordination Team. The river has played a critical role in the development of farming and ranching in the Valley. [11] Subsequent investigations immediately following the massacre and modern archeological efforts largely support some of the strikers' accounts of the event. The repaired monument was unveiled on June 5, 2005, with slightly altered faces on the statues. In 1867 these coal deposits caught the attention of William Jackson Palmer, then leading a survey team planning the route of the Kansas Pacific Railway. Creede is a Statutory Town and the county seat of Mineral County, Colorado, United States. The children of the Petrucci family, all of whom died at the Ludlow Tent Colony. The Denver Post: May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 and June 3, 1914, The Trinidad Free Press: April 24 and 29, 1914, and May 9, 1914. The uproar brought results with the State of Colorado buying the toll road right-of-way from Wason. There were 275 housing units at an average density of 454.0 per square mile (175.3/km2). The evacuation resulted in the family having to split up afterward. His older brother Charles joined the James gang around 1881 with Bob Ford joining later. Prospectors and other travelers, lured by the wealth of the San Juans mineral fields, coursed toll roads linking Lake City with supply towns in the San Luis Valley. The board's official report commended the "truly heroic behavior" of Linderfelt, the guardsmen, and the militia during the battle and blamed the strikers for any civilian casualties during the engagement,[31] despite those killed being family members of the strikers. His statement in the court record reads, Alfred Packer, the judgement of this court is that you be removed from hence to the jail of Hinsdale County and there confined until the 19th day of May, A.D. 1883, and that on said 19th day of May, 1883, you be taken from thence by the sheriff of Hinsdale County to a place of execution prepared for this purpose, at some point within the corporate limits of the town of Lake City, in the said county of Hinsdale, and between the hours of 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. of said day, you, then and there, by said sheriff, be hung by the neck until you are dead, dead, dead, and may God have mercy upon your soul.. Creede was a rough and tumble town during its early days as evidenced by the crude buildings and the debris on its main street. In addition to the miners and their family members, three regular members of the National Guard and one other militiaman were reported killed in the day's fighting by contemporary accounts. [citation needed] The Colorado Coalfield War produced a total death toll of approximately 75. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mixed immigrants of different nationalities in the mines to discourage communication that might lead to organization. Meeting Packets HERE! While the show captures some of the culture and atmosphere that might have been found in Creede during 1880s, thats where the historical accuracy seems to start and stop. Offer subject to change without notice. [12], Areas of the Rocky Mountains have veins of coal close to the surface, providing significant and relatively accessible reserves. Nine years later, Packer was captured in Wyoming and brought back to trial in Lake City. The fighting raged for the entire day. Creede is located near the headwaters of the Rio Grande, which flows through the San Juan Mountains and the San Luis Valley on its way to New Mexico, Texas, and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico. The fork was designed specifically to out-measure the Giant Fork in Springfield, Missouri, which previously held the record of being the longest fork in the United States at a length of 35 feet. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. While the world is filled with sorrow, In the mid-1800s an influx of settlers, including New Mexicans from the south and Homesteaders from the East, curtailed the Utes nomadic life. Western History Department / Denver Public Library. Frustrated by working conditions they found unsafe and unjust, colliers increasingly turned to unions. Bob Ford fired his Smith & Wesson 44-caliber revolver directly at the head of Jesse James, killing the famous outlaw instantly. Nearly 15 years before there was a town called Creede, a hotel opened at Wagon Wheel Gap. Colorado National Guard soldiers entering the strike zone. John D. Rockefeller Jr., a part-owner of CF&I who had recently appeared before a United States congressional hearing on the strikes, was widely blamed for having orchestrated the massacre. Packers death sentence was overturned by the Colorado Supreme Court on a technicality. Its unlikely that the murders will ever be definitively solved. [32], The Creede Repertory Theatre was founded in 1966 and features plays. Creede, Colorado - A Short History For a brief few years, Creede was one of the most notorious of the Colorado mining settlements. James Workman bought the Texas Club, now the location of Freemons Ranch, at the stage-stop settlement of San Juan. Tikas had been shot in the back. The median income for a household in the town was $30,893, and the median income for a family was $34,125. [26] The militia officers refused to allow them to be moved until a local of a railway union demanded they be taken away for burial. Five gold-seeking men hired Alfred Packer to guide them from Salt Lake City to the Los Pinos Agency, near present-day Gunnison, Colorado. It worked with Colorado museums, historical societies, churches and art galleries, and supplied programming in 2014. After the discovery of gold in the San Juan Mountains, troops at Fort Garland moved the San Luis Valleys Ute people off their traditional lands onto reservations in the Four Corners region. Native people gave special significance to the formations in the Wheeler Geologic Area. In 1912 the death rate in Colorado's mines was 7.055 per 1,000 employees, compared to a national rate of 3.15. While two militiamen held Tikas, Linderfelt broke a rifle butt over his head. [37], The United Mine Workers of America finally ran out of money, and called off the strike on December 10, 1914. Yah voracious man-eatin sonofabitch when yah came to Hinsdale County, there was siven dimmycrats, but you, yah et five of em, goddam yah. So quoted a Lake City newspaper of Judge M.B. In 1891, Colorado Springs railroad tycoon William Palmer extended the rail line from its terminus from Wagon Wheel Gap into Willow Creek Canyon just above present day Creede. The 2017 Netflix drama Godless takes place partly in Creede. accounts, the history behind an article. Living at Kimberly Court can seem like living in the most convenient location in Boulder. The tents were built on wood platforms and furnished with cast-iron stoves on land the union had leased in preparation for a strike. Clay Mine, c1930 - Creede Historical Society #3016-MCL-17, San Juan Ranch, c1922 - Creede Historical Society #2932-HR-54, Wason Ranch House, c1920 - Creede Historical Society #2220-HR-27, Bachelor, aerial view, c1892 - Creede Historical Society #2194-MC-1c1, Amethyst Band, Creede Camp, c1895 - Creede Historical Society #1923-R-18, Amethyst & Last Chance Mines, Stumptown, postcard- Creede Historical Society #1885-MW-1c4, Commodore Mine #3, 1900 - Creede Historical Society #1845-MHC-18c1, Arrival of D&RG in Creede, c1892 - Creede Historical Society 620-RR-5c1, View in Canyon Above Jimtown, 1982 - Creede Historical Society #616-RR-2, Stringtown Water Tower with Ice, c1892- Creede Historical Society #464-CRS-3c2, Creede Original Town Site July 1892 - Creede Historical Society #450-CRO-6c1, Aerial View of Creede fom Mammoth Mt 1902 - Creede Historical Society #377-CR-55, Creede Downtown, c1920 - Creede Historical Society #338-R-24c2, Main Street, Jimtown - May 23, 1892 - Creede Historical Society #309-CR-6c4, Dr. and Mrs. Faunce at Wetherill Ranch c. 1925 - Creede Historical Society #288-HR-3.1, Death of Bob Ford, 1892 - Creede Historical Society #1948-CE-1c5, Downtown Creede Flood, 1892 - Creede Historical Society #1307-D-2. Photo from The Survey, 1915, shows "a closer view of the destruction wrought at Ludlow.". April 1914 massacre of strikers and families during the Colorado Coalfield War Ludlow Massacre Part of Colorado Coalfield War Ruins of the Ludlow Colony in the aftermath of the massacre Date April 20, 1914 (1914-04-20) Location Ludlow, Colorado, U.S. Mining was dangerous and difficult work. Creede, CO 111 contributions. [31], The fork was commissioned by Keith Siddel as a birthday present for his wife, Denise Dutwiler, owner of the local Cascada Bar & Grill. Young-looking Bob Ford poses with a Colt revolver unlike the Smith & Wesson he used to kill Jesse James. We are a statutory town located in Southwest Colorado at the headwaters of the Rio Grande River. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad began transporting eager tourists into the area as early as 1883 with the opening of the depot at Wagon Wheel Gap. 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