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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

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

The incumbent received a boost last week when President Biden announced the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, a World War II-era military installation in Leadville, a designation long sought by Mr. Bennet.

From Washington Times Oct. 20, 2022

The May Company opened for business in Leadville, Colo., in 1877, selling Levi’s and long johns to miners.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 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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