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4 Porch Notes tagged “cripple creek,” from counties across Colorado.

Money and taxes - Teller County

Cripple Creek's casinos send a share of gaming taxes back to Teller County

Colorado taxes the casinos in Cripple Creek, and a set share of that money is routed to Teller County to help with the impacts of gaming.

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History and culture - Teller County

Cripple Creek's Coal-Fired Steam Train and the Mine Below It

A coal-fired narrow gauge steam train still loops past Cripple Creek's old mines, and a real gold shaft sits just up the road.

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History and culture - Teller County

The wild donkeys that wander Cripple Creek all summer

A small herd of free-roaming donkeys, tied to Cripple Creek's gold-mining past, walks the town's streets each summer under the care of the Two Mile High Club.

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History and culture - Teller County

Cripple Creek's brick downtown was rebuilt after the 1896 fires

Two 1896 fires destroyed Cripple Creek's wooden business district, and the brick-and-stone Bennett Avenue you see today is the rebuild, now a National Historic Landmark.

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