Lafayette Miners Museum

  Conditions in the coal mines in Colorado in the early 1900s often led to violence between the owners of the mines and the workers who wanted better wages and living conditions. This little house, where coal miner William E. Lewis and his family lived, was a meeting place for striking miners and was often the target of gunfire. It now houses exhibits and artifacts about mining and life in early Lafayette.

  The museum is partly accessible. A ramp leads to the entrance. The threshold is a little high. A large piece of furniture at the entrance to one room makes it impossible to enter with a wheelchair. The enclosed back porch is down a step.

   Parking is on the street with enough room for RVs. Museum
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