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Leadville

American  
[led-vil] / ˈlɛd vɪl /

noun

  1. a town in central Colorado: historic mining boom town.


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Kent and her husband, former Lake County Coroner Shannon Kent, were charged with unlawful acts of cremation related to their funeral home in Leadville.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2023

From there we were about two hours from Leadville, which claims the title of “highest incorporated city in North America” at 10,152 feet above sea level.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2023

To find that, many are forced to travel 10 miles to the west to Edwards or Avon or, if that’s not affordable, some 40 miles south on a winding mountain road to Leadville.

From Seattle Times Nov. 20, 2022

In Leadville, a scenic former silver mining town, voters overwhelmingly approved a new 3 percent tax on visitors staying in hotels, motels and short-term rentals, which will be used to create more affordable housing.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2021

In Leadville, South Dakota, there was a saloon for every one hundred residents.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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