Leadville in a sentence

Pandemic relief payments masked problems in the way a Leadville hospital billed for services and collected payments.

Sure enough, Mike operating The Leadville Redneck Special from behind in the initial lessons helped Ray feel as free as he could be until he felt ready to fledge and fly down the slope solo.

And for the smorgasbord of scenery featuring some of the state’s tallest peaks between Buena Vista and Leadville.

In 1987, it was bought from by Burlington Railroad by Leadville locals Ken and Stephanie Olsen.

Leadville is perfect for travelers who enjoy both the outdoors and a glimpse into the state’s heritage.

That was the example of the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, a massive swath of land that extends nearly 150 miles along the Arkansas River from Leadville to Pueblo Reservor through Buena Vista, Salida, Cañon City and Florence.

This town in the upper Arkansas River Valley used to be hardscrabble town you drove through on the way to Salida or Leadville.

A bitter strike by Leadville's hard rock miners in 1896–97 led to bloodshed, at least five deaths, and the burning of the Coronado Mine.

According to Lincoln H. Hall, "The outpouring of the precious metal from Leadville transformed the struggling Centennial State into a veritable autocrat in the colony of states.

A Kansas newspaper described the event: Oscar Wilde's visit to Leadville excited a great deal of interest and curiosity.

As the only source of recreation for the trainees, Leadville was persuaded to change its moral character, perceived "to be on a rather low plane" at the time.

Ben Wood who arrived in Leadville in 1878, opened the first legitimate theatre,Wood's Opera House with a thousand seats.

Buffett mentions Leadville in the lyrics of this song.

Culture and sport "Yachting at Leadville, Col" Stereoscopic view, around 1880 Boom Days, held on the first full weekend of August, is a tribute to the city's mining past.

He was shot and killed in 1889 by an unknown assailant, most likely an enemy he had made when he was a Leadville marshal.

Historian Robert Dearment writes: "Mart Duggan was a quick-shooting, hard-drinking, brawling tough Irish man, but he was exactly the kind of man a tough, hard-drinking, quick-shooting camp like Leadville needed in its earliest days.

Historic sites and districts Old Queen Anne Victorian style house, Leadville.

Includes a chapter on mining in early Leadville.

On 19 August 1884, he shot ex-Leadville policeman, Billy Allen, who had threatened him for failing to pay a $5 debt.

Prospectors traced the cerussite to its source, present day Leadville, and by 1876 had discovered several silver-lead lode deposits.