Colorado Experience: Creede - The Last Boom Town
247,869
Published 2019-10-11
All Comments (21)
-
As an old miner. Thank for preserving an old mine
-
I remember Creede. My step dad took us there on a vacation. It was 1953. He had an uncle who still lived there. While there my brothers and I took a hike up to Bachler. All the buildings were down flat, we wandered through an old saloon and my next older brother found a dice under the edge of a board. It remained in our family untill 1994 when my mom died, I don't know where it got to. It aways reminded me of Creede. Thanks for all those old memories.
-
My paternal great granddad was a silver miner in New Mexico and Colorado. According to my grandmother, he was tough as nails, but a teddy bear with his grandkids. Much respect to an important part of the backbone of the country.
-
I lived in Colorado Springs for years. Twice a year, when I wanted to get away from the city, I’d take a trip to Creede. However both trips would be in the winter, to avoid the tourists. 😂 I would always stay in the showshoe lodge, and by pure luck, I’d typically get the same room. You truly get a feel for the town in the dead of winter. The tourist shops are closed, and there isn’t a whole lot to do. And that was perfect for me. I miss that place.
-
One of the best American history short documentay I've seen yet.
-
I am speaking from North Wales UK. Every time I watch these history channels in whatever State it is, there are always surnames I can find in any phone directory in the UK,including some which are very old in the UK, and that is before they emigrated to the States. I wish Creede all the best.
-
I wish my local PBS would post history docs online like Rocky Mountain PBS does. You guys rock.
-
After watching this great documentary, I’ve decided to visit Creede someday.
-
This documentary is what really made me fall in love with the mining history in Colorado. I always grew up coming out to Colorado in the summer but just recently started traveling the country out of my camper and I just can’t seem to drag myself away from Colorado and all it’s beautiful nature and rich history
-
While prospecting the area nearby, I ran into Jack, a few years after he acquired the Last Chance. Had a fascinating conversation, telling me about the history and his plans to reopen the mine for tours. The documentary doesn't mention how some of the silver ore from the Last Chance was among the highest grade ever found anywhere in North America.
-
I loved this video, such a Cool place, love the History
-
I wish we had done this in southwestern PA where my grandfathers worked in the coal mines for 50 cents a ton. Not a single mine was preserved to honor the history of those miners.
-
So glad I found this series. thank you.
-
Thank you for making and sharing this video! Creede is now on my bucket list of places to visit on my next trip out West.
-
I DJ'd a prom in Creede a few decades back, the gym was one of the best decorated that I saw in a 5 state tour. Everybody had a blast, Thanx Creede!
-
I am a colorado resident and recently learned from some family stories that my family were some of the original settlers on Del Norte and Creede Colorado, which has led me to discover more about the history of these areas. Thanks for the video
-
This was so long ago, but when I went to Creede in the early 2010s with my family, the views were just pretty. The cabin we were in was right by the Rio and I can remember picking up a smooth black stone while I was wading near the shore. I gave that stone to my grandparents and they still have it to this day. I would like to go back there again sometime.
-
Love my beautiful colorful Colorado! The most beautiful state in the US.
-
Another good mini-documentary about the mining history of Colorado.
-
Simply amazing. Great documentary.
