Rush To The Rockies
The lure
of gold and silver!
Enjoy a fascinating visit with two of Colorado's
most famous 19th century stalwarts: Augusta Tabor and Winfield Scott
Stratton. Participants will learn about the human surge to the west, the
lure of gold and silver, the greed and tragedy of those
eager to get rich quick.
Augusta was the business-wise, hard working wife of
Horace Tabor. He became wealthy through silver mining in Leadville, and
then, in a
scandalous move, cast Augusta aside to marry the younger Baby Doe.
The quiet recluse Stratton, after prospecting for 19 years, struck gold in
the Cripple Creek area and emerged a multi-millionaire in the 1890s, becoming
one of Colorado's best known humanitarians.
Return to a captivating period in western history as Augusta Tabor
and Winfield Scott Stratton recall life during the 19th century boom towns
in the Rockies that shaped the first 25 years of Colorado statehood.
Augusta Tabor is portrayed
by Chautauqua speaker and actress Mary Jane Bradbury. Winfield Scott
Stratton is portrayed by Chautauqua speaker and author
Richard Marold, a historian who also portrays President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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