1899 Cripple Creek COLORADO newspaper Formation of its 1st JEWISH CONGREGATION

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1899 Cripple Creek COLORADO newspaper Formation of its 1st JEWISH CONGREGATION
1899 Cripple Creek COLORADO newspaper with the Formation of B'rith Abraham, its 1st JEWISH CONGREGATION
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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the
Cripple Creek Citizen
(Cripple Creek, COLORADO) dated Feb 21, 1899. This rare early original Cripple Creek, CO newspaper contains a front page headline: "HEBREW CONGREGATION ORGANIZED" with news of the
founding of B'rith Abraham, the first Jewish Congregation formed in Cripple Creek, CO during its gold rush period
.
Great displayable Cripple Creek, CO newspaper with early Jewish history in the old west
Colorado, U.S. state. Colorado was still an untamed wilderness when the discovery of gold near Pike's Peak in 1858 brought the area to the nation's attention. By the spring of 1859, fortune seekers began to arrive in droves. During the "big excitement," as the year of the gold discovery was called, at least 12 Jews of German descent migrated to Colorado to join the hunt for freedom, new opportunities, and wealth. Few Jews were miners, but most established small businesses in new towns and mining camps throughout Colorado. The first Rosh Hashanah service was held in Denver in 1859, and as men married and children were born, the fledgling Jewish community began to stabilize. Colorado Jews soon established a burial society, and in 1872 B'nai B'rith was founded in Denver followed by the incorporation of Congregation Emanuel in 1874.
Smaller Jewish communities were established in towns around the state such as
Cripple Creek
, Leadville, Central City, Colorado Springs, Trinidad, Ft. Collins, and Boulder, and synagogues were formed in each of these towns.
Jews became a vital component in the economic, social, and political development of Colorado. Fred Salomon opened the first general mercantile company in Colorado in 1859, David May located the first store of what was to become the May Company chain in Irwin, Colorado, in the 1870s, and in 1910 Jesse Shwayder and his brothers opened a small luggage factory that became one of the largest producers of luggage in America – the Samsonite Corporation. Wolfe Londoner, Denver's Jewish mayor, took office in 1889 and Simon Guggenheim , part of the illustrious family whose fortune was rooted in mining activity in Leadville, Colorado, served as Colorado's only Jewish senator from 1906 to 1912.
Very rare
early Cripple Creek, CO newspaper. It contains national and international news as well as
LOCAL
news and ads from Cripple Creek, COLORADO from 1899, some 125 years ago
.
The City of Cripple Creek is the Statutory City that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. Cripple Creek is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 44 miles southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak.
A few years after gold was discovered in Cripple Creek, political differences between area miners and mine owners, many of whom lived in Colorado Springs, resulted in the division of El Paso County. Created in 1899, Teller County was carved from the western slope of Pikes Peak, and was named after United States Senator Henry M. Teller. Within five years of its formation, Teller County became the scene of a dramatic labor struggle called the Colorado Labor Wars.
For many years, Cripple Creek's high valley, at an elevation of 9,494 feet, was considered no more important than a cattle pasture. Many prospectors avoided the area after the Mount Pisgah hoax, a mini gold rush caused by salting (adding gold to worthless rock).
On 20 October, 1890, Robert Miller "Bob" Womack discovered a rich ore and the last great Colorado gold rush began. Thousands of prospectors flocked to the region, and before long Winfield Scott Stratton located the famous Independence lode, one of the largest gold strikes in history. In three years, the population increased from five hundred to ten thousand. Although 0 million worth of gold ore was dug from Cripple Creek, Womack died penniless on 10 August 1909.
In 1896, Cripple Creek suffered two disastrous fires. The first occurred on April 25, destroying half of the city, including much of the business district. Four days later, another fire destroyed much of the remaining half. The city was rebuilt in a period of a few months; most historic buildings today date back to 1896. By 1900, Cripple Creek and its sister city, Victor, were substantial mining communities.
During the 1890s, many of the miners in the Cripple Creek area joined a miners' union, the Western Federation of Miners (WFM). A significant strike took place in 1894, marking one of the few times in history that a sitting governor called out the national guard to protect miners from anti-union violence by forces under the control of the mine owners. By 1903, the allegiance of the state government had shifted, and Governor James Peabody sent the Colorado National Guard into Cripple Creek with the goal of destroying union power in the gold camps. The WFM strike of 1903 and the governor's response precipitated the Colorado Labor Wars, a struggle that took many lives.
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