Gold Hill Inn
Wed, Jul 24
|Gold Hill Inn
Our DEBUT performance in Colorado, will take place at the historic Gold Hill Inn
Time & Location
Jul 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM MDT
Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
About the event
History of the Gold Hill Inn
In January 1859 a group of prospectors panned & dug their way up Four Mile Creek looking for traces of gold. As they approached what is now the town site of Gold Hill, they discovered the first real proof that their search was profitable. The town site began to grow, upon the formation of Mountain District #1 Nebraska Territory.
First, the miners built a settlement of log houses and shacks, followed by the service buildings, school, stores, and boarding houses.
In 1872 the Wentworth Hotel, a three-story luxury log building, was constructed with the idea of attracting tourists to the town.
The Wentworth Hotel hosted many early personalities such as Clarence Darrow and Eugene Field who wrote several poems about Gold Hill, including Casey's Table D' Hote.
In 1920, the hotel became the Bluebird Lodge, and was run as a private vacation spot for…