Colorado Gazetteer
Wideawake (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Gilpin County. The primary coordinates for Wideawake (historical) places it within the CO 80422 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Wideawake (historical) |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | mining site |
| History: | "Most recently owned by the Clemens family the town was home to several hundred at its peak during the Colorado gold rush. Name origin is unknown. One version states ""Documents from the Gilpin Cty Historical Society say the town was named for miners who couldn't decide their next move . . . Let's postpone this business till we're more wide awake. Another version has a disgusted miner, after several meetings, chastising his colleagues: 'we'll call one more meeting on this business, and you'd better be wide awake.'""" |
| County: | Gilpin County |
| Latitude: | 39.8499875 |
| Longitude: | -105.5216644 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Wideawake (historical): Wideawake (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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