Celebrating from Central City to Georgetown
By Mary Peery
1890 was a good year for the mining towns. Populations increased. Shops and saloons were busy. This resulted in more fees paid to the town’s coffers, giving town leaders the ability to fund large Fourth of July celebrations, which would last multiple days. It was common for a town having a big Fourth of July celebration to invite the town leaders of the neighboring communities. In 1890, the Idaho Springs town leaders invited the Nevadaville town leaders to Idaho Springs for the Fourth of July celebration. This celebration included balloon ascensions. The town residents looked forward to the events for most of the year, and they practiced to do well in the competitions.
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