Creede, Colorado

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Creede, Colorado is a small historic mining town in southwestern Colorado, best known as the place where outlaw Robert Ford—killer of Jesse James—was himself shot and killed.

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Creede, Colorado canonical 11
Creede 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat
town
areaCode 719
climate high-altitude continental climate
country United States
county Mineral County, Colorado
economicHistory boom-and-bust mining economy
elevation about 2,700 meters
about 8,800 feet
foundedAs mining camp
governingBody Board of Trustees of the Town of Creede
hasAttraction Bachelor Loop Historic Tour
Creede Repertory Theatre
Underground Mining Museum
hasCulturalEvent summer theatre season at Creede Repertory Theatre
hasFeature historic mine structures around town
steep canyon setting
hasHistoricDistrict Creede Historic District
hasIndustry arts and culture
outdoor recreation
tourism
hasNearbyProtectedArea Rio Grande National Forest
Weminuche Wilderness
historicalEvent Robert Ford was shot and killed there in 1892
isCountySeatOf Mineral County, Colorado
knownFor Creede Repertory Theatre
death of Robert Ford
historic silver mining
mining boom of the 1890s
outdoor recreation
tourism
well-preserved historic downtown
locatedIn Rio Grande valley
locatedInMountainRange San Juan Mountains
locatedInRegion southwestern Colorado
locatedOnRiver Willow Creek
namedAfter Nicholas Creede
nearRiver Rio Grande
partOf San Luis Valley region (broad area)
linked to: San Luis Valley
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCode 81130
primaryResourceMined silver
state Colorado
summerTimeZone Mountain Daylight Time
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
tourismSeason summer
transportationAccess Colorado State Highway 149

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Robert Ford placeOfDeath Creede, Colorado
Colorado silver boom notableTown Creede
linked to: Creede, Colorado
San Luis Peak isOftenAccessedFrom Creede, Colorado
Mineral County, Colorado countySeat Creede, Colorado
Mineral County, Colorado largestCity Creede, Colorado
Mineral County, Colorado hasSettlement Creede, Colorado
Robert Newton Ford placeOfDeath Creede, Colorado
Rio Grande Pyramid nearestTown Creede, Colorado
La Garita Mountains nearestTown Creede, Colorado
Creede mining district hasCenter Creede, Colorado
Creede mining district namedAfter Creede, Colorado