Andes Gold Mining Co. - 1896 dated Cripple Creek Mining District Stock Certificate - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Stock printed by W.H. Kistler Stat. Co., Denver, Colorado. 1,000 shares! The Cripple Creek Historic District, located in Cripple Creek, Colorado, is renowned for its historical significance stemming from the gold mining era. Established as a gold mining hub in 1890, the district includes numerous surviving buildings from this prosperous period. During the 1890s, the area's mines were among the most productive in the country, generating millions of dollars in gold and supporting a population of 25,000 at its peak. The district was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

The boundaries of the district encompass high points around Cripple Creek, preserving the "natural setting reminiscent of the historic environment." The district includes part of Poverty Gulch, where some of the initial ore discoveries were made, as well as the County Hospital building, which lies outside the town limits. The boundary runs from the summit of Mineral Hill (10,255 feet) southwest to a peak (9,855 feet), then to the northeast corner of Mount Pisgah Cemetery, and south along the cemetery’s eastern border to its southeast corner. It continues southeast to a peak 1,600 feet northwest of Signal Hill (9,731 feet), then northeast to Globe Hill's summit (10,436 feet), northwest to Carbonate Hill's peak (10,335 feet), and finally east back to Mineral Hill's peak.