Ludlow Tent Colony Site

Also known as: Ludlow Monument
Del 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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Map

Coordinates:
+37.32729, -106.83955
37°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

Sources

Outspoken1
National Register database - Reference number 85001328 (Nomination form, Photos)
National Historic Landmark information