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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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Indeed, one of the first riders in the Leadville race earlier this month toppled off his horse and had to be helped off the track as he shook his head in confusion.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

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

Last summer, he completed what he called the Colorado Crush: 1,176 miles of running and over 300,000 vertical feet of elevation gain in 63 days, capped off by the Leadville Trail 100-mile race.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022

First, emergency responders with the Lake County Search and Rescue team in Leadville, about 80 miles southwest of Denver, called the hiker’s cellphone, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 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