Interesting facts about Cripple Creek:
- In 1890, gold was discovered in the district in Poverty Gulch by Bob Womack.
- In 1900, Cripple Creek was the 4th largest city in Colorado.
- Through 1953, Cripple Creek was the largest gold strike in the world.
- Nearby Florissant Fossil Beds sport proof the giant redwoods were in Colorado, too -- 35 million years ago.
- In 1990, the electorate of the State of Colorado approved limited stakes gaming for Cripple Creek.
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