EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 19 MIN
E29 - “Two Rocks, One Dirt”: Boulder, Nebraska Territory 1859
from While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild West History of Colorado · host Jonathan Summer Publishing
Boulder City and Boulder Diggings are revealed and cover a large area (you'd be surprised). From Gold Hill to Gregory's diggings encompass the norther portion of the mountain gold bonanza in 1859. Deadwood, Greenhorn, Gamble Gulch / the Jefferson diggings, Lump Gulch, South Boulder Creek, the "Mountain House" (pie and coffee), first silver mine in Nebraska Territory?, and a toll road! John Quincy Adams Rollins and Rollinsville? - NOT YET Have fun, there's a lot of great bedrock in this show! I love you, JB
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Boulder City and Boulder Diggings are revealed and cover a large area (you’d be surprised). From Gold Hill to Gregory’s diggings encompass the norther portion of the mountain gold bonanza in 1859. Deadwood, Greenhorn, Gamble Gulch / the Jefferson diggings, Lump Gulch, South Boulder Creek, the ”Mountain House” (pie and coffee), first silver mine in Nebraska Territory?, and a toll road! John Quincy Adams Rollins and Rollinsville? - NOT YET Have fun, there’s a lot of great bedrock in this show! I love you, JB
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E29 - “Two Rocks, One Dirt”: Boulder, Nebraska Territory 1859
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