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Gold Discovery Gold Pan Badge

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Gold Discovery Gold Pan Badge
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B. P. O. E. #607 Idaho Springs Colorado Elks Ribbon. Denver, 1906. Gold pan reads: "First Discovery of Gold in Colorado on Jackson Bar Idaho Springs 1858." Top part of badge is missing which had a flag with an elk head attached.



On January 5, 1859, during the Colorado gold rush, prospector George A. Jackson discovered placer gold at the present site of Idaho Springs, where Chicago Creek empties into Clear Creek. It was the first substantial gold discovery in Colorado. Jackson, a Missouri native with experience in the California gold fields, was drawn to the area by clouds of steam rising from some nearby hot springs. Jackson kept his find secret for several months, but after he paid for some supplies with gold dust, others rushed to Jackson's diggings. The location was originally known as "Jackson's Diggings". Once the location became a permanent settlement, it was variously called "Sacramento City", "Idahoe", "Idaho City", and finally "Idaho Springs"Idaho Springs was founded in 1859 by prospectors during the early days of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, the town was at the center of the region's mining district throughout the late nineteenth century. The Argo Tunnel drained and provided access to many lodes of ore between Idaho Springs and Central City.



City: Idaho Springs
State: Colorado,
Date: 1906

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