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Boulder

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located in N central Colorado on Boulder Creek at foot of Flatiron Range; was founded as a mining community in 19th cen.; by 1873 was a thriving center & gateway to mines in nearby mountains; expanded with arrival of railroads & farmers.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);

Born

Eric Paddock (American, born 1954)

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