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	Colorado Aspen Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum 7th Street Aspen CO Phone Web Site http://www.aspenhistory.org/hm.html Description silver refining business went bankrupt almost as soon as it opened, property operated as a ranch, now museum featuring both Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Industry Profession Mining Era 1891
powered by FreeFind	CO Breckenridge Country Boy Mine 542 French Gulch Road PO Box 8659 Breckenridge CO 80424 Phone 970 453-4405 Web Site http://www.countryboymine.com/ E-mail mailto:cbm@colorado.net Description guided 1000 foot underground mine tour, hay wagon rides, gold panning, hay & sleigh rides Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Industrial Building Type Mine Industry /Profession Mining Era 1900 New or Updated: 3/28/2005
	Colorado Colorado Springs Western Museum of Mining & Industry 125 Gleneagle Drive Colorado Springs CO 80921 Phone 719 488-0880 Web Site www.wmmi.org Description mining in several forms, equipment, railroads, stamp mill, farmhouse & barn Building Type Trade/Craft Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Industry Profession Mining Research or Reading Library
Search this site	Colorado Creede Creede Underground Mining Museum Forest Service Road 503 #9 Creede CO 81130 Phone 719 658-0811 Web Site www.museumtrail.org/CreedeUndergroundMiningMuseum.asp Description mining museum created by mining part of a mountain Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Industry Profession Mining
	Colorado Cripple Creek Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour 1 Mile N. Highway 67 PO Box 339 Cripple Creek CO 80813 Phone 719 689-2466 Toll Free 888 291-9101 Fax 719 689-2070 Web Site http://www.goldminetours.com/ E-mail mailto:molliegold@rmi.net Description 1000 foot deep tour in gold mine Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Industry Profession Mining Era 1891			Google
	Colorado Denver Mining History Association PO Box 150300 Denver CO 80215 Phone Web Site www.lib.mtu.edu/mha/mha.htm Description scholars and other publish journal & Newsletter, annual meeting, Type of Resource History Related Organization Primary Focus Industrial Kind of Activity Link List Nature of Group or Site Association Industry /Profession Mining New or Updated: 03/21/2003 Colorado Estes Park Michael Ricker Casting Studio and Museum 2500 Big Thompson Ave HWY 34 East Estes Park CO 80517 Phone 970 586-2030 Web Site http://www.ricker.com E-mail mailto:thegallery.backoffice@ricker.com Description well known pewter artist's casting studio, museum of his works, gallery Type of Resource Gallery Primary Focus Industrial Collection G-M Knives Collection N-Z Sculpture New or Updated: 05/22/2003
	Colorado Golden Coors Brewery Tours 13th & Ford Streets Golden CO Phone 303 277-2337 Web Site http://www.coors.com/generalNav/tour.asp Description 35 minute walking tours of brewery, with samples at the end Type of Resource Activity Primary Focus Industrial Industry Beverage New or Updated: 04/29/2003 CO Golden Mining History Association 1400 Illinois St Colorado School OF Mines Library Golden CO 80401 Phone Web http://www.mininghistoryassociation.org/ Description scholars and other publish journal & Newsletter, annual meeting, Type of Resource History Related Organization Primary Focus Industrial Kind of Activity Link List Nature of Group or Site Association Industry /Profession Mining New or Updated 1/18/2006 Colorado Idaho Springs Argo Gold Mill 2350 Riverside Drive PO Box 1990 Idaho Springs CO 80452 Phone 303 567-2421 Web Site http://www.historicargotours.com/ E-mail mailto:argo2350@aol.com Description Gold mine stamping mill, tunnel, equipment; gold panning Building Type Mine Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Industry Profession Mining Era 1893
	Colorado Idaho Springs Underhill Museum 1416 Miner Idaho Springs CO 80452 Phone 303 567-4709 Web Site *** Description home & office of US Mineral surveyor holds mining history exhibits Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Industrial Industry /Profession Mining Era 1912 New or Updated:** 04/04/2003
	CO Lafayette Lafayette Miners Museum 108 East Simpson Street Lafayette CO 80026 Phone 303 665-7030 Web Site http://www.cityoflafayette.com/page.asp?navid=802 Alt Web http://www.getboulder.com/things_todo/visual_arts/va_museums.html Description located in home of 1915 strike participant, features local history with emphasis on mining tools and equipment Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Industrial Field of Study/Science Facility Mining Era 1890 Owner/Operator: Lafayette Historical Society New or Updated: 5/15/2006
	Colorado Leadville National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum 120 West 9th PO Box 981 Leadville CO 80461 Phone 719 486-1229 Fax 719 486-3927 Web Site http://www.leadville.com/miningmuseum/ E-mail mailto:nationalminingmuseum@bemail.com Description walkthrough replica of underground mine, 23 ounce native gold specimen, 22 dioramas, hall of fame (names only online) Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Industry Profession Mining
	Colorado Silverton Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour 721 County Road 4A PO Box 430 Silverton CO 81433 Phone 970 387-5444 Web Site http://www.minetour.com/ Toll Free 800 872-3009 E-mail mailto:info@minetour.com Alt Web http://www.silverton.org/activities.html-gold Description one hour guided tour into Galena Mountain, operating mining equipment Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Industrial Industry /Profession Mining New or Updated: 04/16/2003
	CO Victor Golden Loop Historic Parkway POB 328 Victor CO 80860 Phone Web Site http://www.web-xpres.com/stcfg.htm E-mail mailto:focusgroup@web-xpres.com Description Cripple Creek Mining District trails, driving tours, historic sites Type of Resource Tourism Information Primary Focus Industrial Kind of Activity Byway Industry /Profession Mining Owner/Operator: Southern Teller County Focus Group New or Updated: 5/13/2004 Colorado Walsenberg Walsenburg Mining Museum 400 Main Street PO Box 134 Walsenberg CO 81089 Phone 719 738-1992 Web Site http://www.hchstsoc.org/ E-mail mailto:hchswmm@hchstsoc.org Description housed in 1896 jail, museum concentrates on mining history, including unions and the coalfield wars Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Industrial Industry /Profession Mining Era 1893 Owner/Operator: Huerfano County Historical Society New or Updated: 04/23/2003
	Connecticut Bristol American Clock and Watch Museum 100 Maple Street Bristol CT 06010 Phone 850 583-6070 Fax 860 583-1862 Web Site http://www.clockmuseum.org/ E-mail mailto:info@clockmuseum.org Description more than 1000 clocks and 1000 watches, in 1801 Lewis House & two 20th century additions Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Field of Study Science Facility Horology Collection A-F Clocks Collection N-Z Watches
	Connecticut Hamden Eli Whitney Museum, Inc 915 Whitney Avenue Hamden CT 06517 Phone 203 777-1833 Fax 203 777-1229 Web Site http://www.eliwhitney.org/ Description dedicated to famous inventor, with two permanent galleries: Inventing Change and the Gilbert Gallery -- many hands-on exhibits Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Industrial
	Connecticut Riverton Hitchcock Museum 1 Robersville Road Riverton CT 06065 Phone 860 738-4950 Web Site ** Description the history of the Hitchcock chair, the first mass-produced furniture in the US Building Type Church Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Industrial Collection A-F Furniture Era** 1829
	CT Terryville Lock Museum of America 230 Main Street Route R Terryville CT 06786 Phone 860 589-6359 Web Site www.lockmuseum.com Description Locks, safes, handcuffs, keys, vault locks, keys Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Industrial Collection G-M Locks New or Updated: 2/18/2006
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