Ludlow Tent Colony Site

  • Also Known As: Ludlow Monument

  • Address: Del Aqua Canyon Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site

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 met 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 archaeologically 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. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Sullivan,Hugh Architect
1913/00/00
1914/04/20 Colorado Fuel and Iron Co Owner Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards attack 1200 striking coal miners and their families Ludlow Massacre

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Particulars for Ludlow Tent Colony Site:
Historic Use Camp
Criteria Consideration Commemorative property
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Labor Labor Strike
Workers Labor, Workers
Level of Significance National
Owner Private
Sight Category Site
Workers Union Labor



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 85001328
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Sullivan,Hugh
Other Certification: Additional documentation, Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Industry
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Commemorative property
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1913, 1914
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Camp
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Monument, Marker

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