THE GREAT GOLDEN CYCLE MILL OF COLORADO CITY

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THE GREAT GOLDEN CYCLE MILL OF COLORADO CITY

Roots in the 1891 Cripple Creek Gold Discovery by Bob Womack

The Five Original Gold Mills

Mill Locations in 1909

The Colorado-Philadelphia Mill

The Early Golden Cycle Mill

Why Golden Cycle Won Out

The Beginning of the End World War II - 1941

Over the 40 Years Operation of the Gold Cycle Mill in Colorado City

What was Left Behind in 1949

25 Years after the Mill Closed: The REST of the Story

The Improbable Scheme

Gold Hill Recyle Project

What Was the Economic Secret Nobody Else Saw?

Partners in Gold Hill Recycle

Testing Tailings

City Support and Publicity

The Sidebar – the Gold Ore House!

The Old Mill – Acropolis in Colorado – Even Tours

Then Chimney Flap 1989

So, instead of 1895 Gold, 2006 Homes On the Tailings Pile!

With Modern Urban Design

A Residential Community on a Pile of Gold

The Moral of the Story

Author: David Hughes

E-mail: dave@oldcolo.com

Homepage: http://history.oldcolo.com/

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