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cripple creek
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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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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