Vol. 159 No. 24 October 28, 2021
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BY DAVID JOSSELYN After a one-year hiatus, the Annual Central City Creepy Crawl is back. Central City is rich with history from the rough and tumble mining age of the 19th century, and Gilpin History invites
the City’s ghosts back to tell their tales every October. The Creepy Crawl takes groups up to 20 at a time on a tour through some of the historical buildings in town where they meet several ghosts who tell them their stories. Stories of betrayal, murder, poisoning, and the curse of the Hope Diamond are all on this year’s tour. The Creepy Crawl acts as one of the biggest revenue generators for Gilpin History attracting more
than 900 people per year, so this is an important event for the non-profit. Executive Director and Curator David Forsyth, Ph.D., keeps his eyes peeled for the ghostly stories all year long. He peruses obituaries and news articles as part of his historical research and whenever something creepy catches his attention, he notes it for use in October. Forsyth says Gilpin History enjoys the Creepy Crawls because they “get to explore the dark side of history” and “have fun with it a bit.” Another annual event, the Cemetery Crawl, has fairly strict rules on sticking to only known facts; however, the Creepy Crawls allows more literary license for embellishment. This year’s tour starts at the First National Bank of Central City Building on the corner of Continued on page 11