Photo Galleries of Historic Underground Gold Mines Near Victor

     Before the advent of large scale surface mining, the landscape of the Mining District between Victor & 
Cripple Creek was dotted with the relics and ruins of four to five hundred underground gold mines that once employed thousands of miners--all living within a short trolley ride or walking distance from the mines.
 
     Click Links Below to view photo galleries of what once was, and what still remains of the historic underground gold mines near Victor, Colorado.  [More mines in this series to be added soon.]

• STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE MINE
• RESTORING THE HISTORIC HEADFRAME OF STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE MINE​
• THE GOLD COIN MINE--PART OF THE WOODS FAMILY EMPIRE
• THE VINDICATOR MINE

THE PAST MATTERS.  PASS IT ALONG.  The Next Generation Will Only Inherit What We Choose To Save.  Contact VHS or LaJean Greeson if you would like to contribute a story about a historic underground gold mine that once operated near Victor, Colorado

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Some people say, 
"In a small town there is not much to see, but what you hear makes up for it."  
In historic Victor, Colorado there is plenty to see and hear.  
Come take a look--and a listen!

Click Here to View a Photo Gallery:  Historic Victor Residential Gems

Click Here to View a Photo Gallery:  Victor Businesses Operating in Historic Structures
 
Click Here to View a Photo Gallery:  This Old Victor House/Building--Then & Now

Click Here to View a Booklet:  Guidelines for Preserving Our Architectural Heritage
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