| Address | From Ralston Buttes W. of Hwy. 93 to Clear Creek near the Adams Co. line. |
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| Quad | Black Hawk, 1972; Ralston Buttes, 1965; Golden, 1965; Arvada, 1965 |
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| Section | S36, T2S, R72W; S13,T3S, R69W |
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| Elevation | c. 8200-5250 |
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| Source | USGS Topographic, Jefferson County Sheet #1, 1976; "More Than Gold," 1976, p. 10, Arvada Historical Society; "Waters of Gold," 1973, pp. 2-4. |
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| Seealso | Gold Site Park |
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| Initialdate | 1996-08-15 00:00:00-06 |
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| Person | OFS |
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| Latestdate | 2012-12-17 00:00:00-07 |
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| Person2 | REL |
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| History | The name Ralston comes from the man who led the gold-seeking party that first discovered gold on that creek June 22, 1850. Lewis Ralston led a group of Cherokee people to this area to look for gold, and the creek was named after him when it was found there. The Ralston Creek Gold Discovery Site added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. |
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| Active | 1 |
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| Lifecyclestatus | Active |
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