Leadville photos by Leadville Local Meghan Buzan
In the 1890s, everybody who was anybody had been to Leadville, or so the story goes. The discovery of gold brought the first miners to this two-mile high city, but it was the discovery of silver that made Leadville the nation's wealthiest city at the time. When Oscar Wilde entertained his audience at the Tabor Opera House, more than 40,000 people lived in Leadville! Our population is a lot less now. But those of us who live life elevated think there is no better or more legendary place on earth to be.
The legends of the West in the late nineteenth century were no strangers to Leadville: Horace and Baby Doe Tabor, the Unsinkable Molly Brown, Doc Holliday, Billy the Kid and even a John W. Booth whose headstone graces Evergreen Cemetery.
Then there are the modern-day legends, the Leadville Trail 100 Race Across the Sky for example and some equally legendary characters not everybody’s heard of, although everybody in Leadville knows who they are. If you want to know more about these folks, you’ll have to come up to Leadville, strike up a conversation with one of the locals and they will tell you some of the most legendary stories you may have ever heard. We‘ll keep the lights on!
Announcements:
STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS 6/15/18 at 6:00 am
Please review the following Fire Ban in Effect for ALL UNICORPORATED AND INCORPORATED LAKE COUNTY/LEADVILLE
Leadville Lake County BBQ June 22nd & 23rd
The Chamber of Commerce annual BBQ is next weekend from Friday, June 22nd at 10:00 am until Saturday, June 23rd at 6:00 pm.
Please note this is a dog-free event and parking will also be enforced. The Leadville Police Chief, Robert Glenny has created a guideline document for service animals at Leadville special events. Please review the following information and contact the City if you have more questions.
City Council Ward 2 Vacancy Announcement
Interested in serving on City Council? Have you lived in Ward 2 for at least the past 12 months? We are looking for a City Council member to replace the vacancy of Council Member Roti who has moved out of town.
To learn more and submit a letter of interest please contact the City of Leadville for more information.