Walsenburg Mining Museum
112 W. 5th, Walsenburg, CO 81089
Open May through September
10 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday - Friday
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
719-738-1992
Admission Fees:
Adults - $2.00
Teen - $1.00
Children - Free
Group Rates and Special Tours are available.
Follow the battles between the coal miners and mine operators in the two-story stone jail built in 1896 and now housing mining displays. Fifty fur men, women and children were killed in 10 days during labor disputes. Learn the Walsenburg story of Bob Ford, killer of outlaw Jesse James, and Mary "Mother" Jones, labor leader, and "the most dangerous woman in America". Open jail cells to see the artifacts of the coal mining era. Outside, the bronze statue stands atop a memorial inscribed with local miners' names.Mary Harris Jones "Mother Jones" labor leader during the deadly
1913-14 coal Strike.
Mary Harris Jones "Mother Jones" labor leader during the deadly 1913-1914 coal Strike.
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