Winfield Scott Stratton - Cripple Creek, CO
N 38° 44.823 W 105° 10.327
13S E 485043 N 4288721
Known as the Midas of the Rockies.
Waymark Code: WM6JVD
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2009
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Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Stratton arrived in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area in 1868 and worked as a carpenter. Stratton was entised to Cripple Creek District by Bob Womack. On hearing word of gold on the south slope of Pike's Peak he made his big strike on July 4, 1891, near the present town of Victor, Colorado, in the Cripple Creek mining district. Stratton had a hard time developing the Independence Mine, when he finaaly got it going it was like an underground bank. Stratton was a rich man, but he was also generous. Strattton paid for food and shelter for the thousands left homeless after the Cripple creek Fire in 1896.
In 1900, Stratton sold the Independence Mine to the Venture Corporation of London for $10 million.
When Stratton died he left the bulk of his estate to the Myron Stratton Home
Stratton was inducted into the National Mining Museum
Artist: Michael Slancik
Dedicated: May 13, 2005
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