Colorado, Victorian (Other Keyword)
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Victorian Era Opiate Use at the Vanoli Red Light District of Ouray, Colorado (2016)
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By 1875 Ouray, Colorado was a booming mining town with a prosperous red light district (Vanoli Site 5OR30) after rich silver veins were discovered in the surrounding mountains. As the town rapidly expanded and prospectors flooded into the mines, the red light district flourished, entertaining the thousands of miners in the area. In 1977, excavations led by Steve Baker investigated the lives of patrons and prostitutes who frequented the Vanoli red light district. As a result, thousands of...