Ludlow Tent Colony Site
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Ludlow Tent Colony Site is an area in Ludlow, Colorado
associated with the Ludlow Massacre
that was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark
on January 16, 2009. It is an archeological site.
The press release reads:
techniques, as part of the . Colorado Senator Ken Salazar
campaigned for National Historic Landmark status for the site, pledging in a press release that he would introduce senate legislation for the site to be named a National Historic Landmark. In 1960 the very first NHLs were designated by congress, but in the 1960s the process was routinized to be handled by the Department of the Interior. NHLs are declared by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.
Ludlow, Colorado
Ludlow is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. It was famous as the site of the Ludlow Massacre in 1914. The town site is nestled at the entrance to a canyon in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It is located along the western side of Interstate 25...
associated with the Ludlow Massacre
Ludlow massacre
The Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914....
that was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
on January 16, 2009. It is an archeological site.
The press release reads:
Ludlow Tent Colony, Ludlow, CO, is nationally significant in the history of industry for its association with the Ludlow Massacre, a pivotal event in American history that culminated in the destruction of the tent colony and the deaths of two women and eleven children on April 20, 1914. The tent colony originated when coal miners and their families were evicted from company housing during a strike that began in September 1913. The colony, or camp, was established by the United Mine Workers of America on vacant land near the mines and the small community of Ludlow. On April 24, a truce was declared and representatives of the miners and the mine owners med to discuss a “peace with justice.” In 1916, the United Mine Workers of America purchased the 40-acre site of the Ludlow Massacre, and two years later, a monument commemorating the massacre was built. Since then, union rallies and commemorations have become regular events at the site. The Ludlow Tent Colony Site is the first such strike camp to be archeologically investigated. This site is a prime example of what archeologists consider to be the perfect source of physical data because it is a short-term occupation that was destroyed by fire. Archeological investigation of the site to date is providing the means to gain a richer, more detailed, and more systematic understanding of the everyday reality of mining families of the period and throughout the United States.
Ludlow massacre event
The Ludlow massacre was an incident in which 20 people died during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families on 20 April 1914. These deaths occurred after a day-long fight between strikers and the Guard. Two women and eleven children were among the dead.Ludlow Monument
The Ludlow Monument is a monument on a 1.5 acres (6,070.3 m²) portion of the Ludlow Tent Colony Site.Preservation history
The site has been examined using historical archaeologyHistorical archaeology
Historical archaeology is a form of archaeology dealing with topics that are already attested in written records. These records can both complement and conflict with the archaeological evidence found at a particular site. Studies tend to focus on literate, historical-period societies as opposed...
techniques, as part of the . Colorado Senator Ken Salazar
Ken Salazar
Kenneth Lee "Ken" Salazar is the current United States Secretary of the Interior, in the administration of President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martinez were the first Hispanic U.S...
campaigned for National Historic Landmark status for the site, pledging in a press release that he would introduce senate legislation for the site to be named a National Historic Landmark. In 1960 the very first NHLs were designated by congress, but in the 1960s the process was routinized to be handled by the Department of the Interior. NHLs are declared by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.