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- ca. 1940s-1950s (Creation)
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7 typed pages, lined paper, 8.5 x 11 inches
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Part one from the typed manuscript by Agnes (Finding) Miner. Her account of the early history of Breckenridge, titled "Founding and Early History of Breckenridge, Colorado" begins in 1859 with the Georgia Gulch gold rush and continues with the area's mining and railroad history. Agnes also includes the naming of Breckenridge and references to "Colorado, a Summer Trip" by Bayard Taylor and "In the Parks and Mountains of Colorado" by Samuel Bowles. Agnes ends part one of the manuscript with a poem.
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These materials have been made available for personal research and educational use only in accordance with U.S. Copyright (Section 108). Users must clear all rights with the rights holder(s) before any use in excess of “fair use” as defined by copyright law.
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