The stories of Teller County, CO
14 narrated audio stories from across Teller County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Vindicator Mine
When the Labor War Reached the Vindicator
A deadly mine blast became a symbol of Colorado’s labor wars.
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The Red Dirt That Changed Cripple Creek
How one prospector’s stubborn eye opened Colorado’s great gold district.
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When Cripple Creek Turned Into a War Zone
How a mining strike became arrests, bombings, and deportations in Teller County.
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How Poverty Gulch Changed Cripple Creek
A discovery doubted at first remade a mountain cattle country.
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When Soldiers Took the Streets of Cripple Creek
How Guard deployments made military power a daily sight in the mining district.
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When the Guard Came to Keep the Peace
In 1894, troops in Cripple Creek arrived to stop bloodshed, not break the strike.
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Thirteen Men at Independence Station
A deadly blast that turned a mining war into national news.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
The Man Who Made Florissant’s Fossil Insects Famous
How Samuel Scudder helped turn a Colorado valley into a scientific sensation.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
When Deep Time Almost Became Real Estate
A valley of redwood stumps, lakebed fossils, and a last-minute fight to save them.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
When an Ancient Lake Refused to Be Forgotten
A fossil valley, a preservation fight, and a world held in stone.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
The Man Who Made Florissant’s Insects Famous
How Samuel Scudder helped turn Florissant into a scientific sensation.
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The Blast That Made Teller County National News
A depot bombing that transformed a mining strike into a national crisis.
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When Soldiers Took the Streets of Cripple Creek
How Guard deployments turned a mining district into a military landscape.
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How Poverty Gulch Changed Everything
A mountain cattle camp becomes a world gold power.
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