Ludlow Tent Colony Site
Also known as: Ludlow MonumentDel Aqua Canyon Rd., Ludlow, Colorado
Photos
Preserved cellar where the women and children died
Photo taken by Outspoken1 in August 2006
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Coordinates:
+37.32729, -106.8395537°19'38" N, 106°50'22" W
Quadrangle map:Blackhead Peak
Description
The Ludlow Tent Colony Site is significant in the history of industry for its association with a pivotal event in American history, a battle between striking coal miners and the National Guard that culminated in the destruction of the tent colony and the deaths of two women and eleven children. Since its commemoration in 1916, the site has continuously served as a place of memory, a rallying site, and an icon for the American labor movement. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, January 16, 2009
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1985
- Reference number
- 85001328
- Area of significance
- Industry
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Site
- Historic function
- Camp
- Current function
- Monument/marker
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant years
- 1913; 1914
- Number of properties
- Contributing sites: 1
Contributing objects: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- January 30, 2013: New photos from Outspoken1