Early Development
The early aspects of commercial development in Colorado Springs, Colorado occurred mostly because of the gold rush in the early-to-mid-19th century in the United States. This led to the influx of thousands miners who entered various mining districts mostly within the 2nd half of the 19th century, and even into the early 20th-century. The first mining district in Colorado was The Gregory Mining District, founded in 1859 by the Scottish southerner and pioneer miner John H. Gregory (born December 27, 1820 – missing 1863). These times were very prosperous for both the mines and the government. (The Cresson Mine, located about 72 km (45 road. miles) southwest of Colorado Springs in the Cripple Creek Mining District, remains the state’s largest gold-producing mine today.)
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