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In the midst of East and West.

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Old Colorado City  (No. 8)

Major gold strikes were made west of Colorado City during the Cripple Creek Gold Rush in the 1890s. The town grew as ore was sent to the town to be processed and prospectors came to purchase supplies and for amusement.Ore processing mills were established in Colorado City in the 1890s.Eventually Colorado City was processing much of the gold ore mined at Cripple Creek. There were four processing companies in Colorado City before 1912. Golden Cycle Mill had a better reduction process and by 1912 the other mills had ceased to operate.

Colorado City was the location of a 1903 strike that spread to Cripple Creek and eventually led to the Colorado Labor Wars. In the 1910s, a reduction in demand for the railroad and ore processing mills depressed Colorado City's economy.

Part of Old Colorado City was annexed in 1898. It was finally incorporated into Colorado Springs in 1917 and called West Colorado Springs, or more popularly, the West Side.

Source: Wikipedia