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Mineral Names

The history of Colorado is, in many ways, a history of the mineral discoveries within the state. It is only natural to expect some names related to minerals to become place names.

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1. Stone from nearby quarries gave this town south of Carbondale its name.

2. South of Ouray is this town named for the areaÕs silver strikes.

3. Well west of Montrose is a town whose name combines parts of the names uranium and vanadium.

4. Southwest of Ouray is a town named for tellurium.

5. North of Leadville is this town named for quartz deposits.

6. Stones in the area gave this town northwest of Limon its name.

7. Silver gave this town southwest of Canon City its name.

8. West of Boulder is a town bearing the name of an area mineral.

9. South of Florence is a town named for coal deposits found there.

10. West of Wolcott is another mineral named town.

11. North of Buena Vista is a great silver producing town whose name givers credit to a mineral other than silver.

12. Between Aspen and Glenwood Springs is found a town named for area lava deposits.

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- Colorado History In Depth -
Lecture Notes, Reading, and Information:

| The Cheyenne Migration to Colorado |
| The Gratlan Affair, Massacre, Fort Laramie Treaty |

Fort Union
| The Sante Fe Trail and Fort Union |
| Sumner - Ninth Military Department / The First Fort Union |
| Early Arrivals to Fort Union, Daily Life at Fort Union |
| Captain Grover - The New Fort Union, the Confederate Threat |
| Fort Union Arsenal, William Shoemaker, End of Fort Union |

Cripple Creek District Labor Strikes
| The Western Federation of Miners / State Militia |
| The 1893 - 1894 Strike | The Strike of 1903 - 1904 |
| The Mine Owners Association |
| Crimes and Military Rule in the Cripple Creek District |
| Marshall Law in Cripple Creek District / End of the Strike |
Early Cripple Creek District
| Photos, Fire, and Life in Cripple Creek |
| Other Colorful Towns in the Cripple Creek District:
Gillett - Colorado's Only Bullfight, Victor, Independence |
| A Guide to the Miners' Gritty Lingo |

More Colorado History Information
| Bent's Fort Photos, Personalities, Plans, and More |
| What Was Easter Like at Bent's Fort? |
| Colorado Trivia, Miscellaneous Old Photos,
Western Personalities, Forts, and More |
| Lullabies for Jittery Cows - Cowboy Ballads |
| Heraldry of the Branding Iron |
| Project Aims to Clear Infamous Cannibal, Alferd Packer |
| Lead Gives Alferd Packer's Story More Weight |
| Legendary Colorado Love Stories: Baby Doe Tabor & More |
| Colorado Pioneer Women: Elizabeth Byers |
| Early Denver Jokes / The History of April Fools' Day |

Colorado History Research Activity
| Sand Creek |

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