History of the Crystal Gold Mine
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from November 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Owner Ray Cropp gave a tour of Crystal Gold Mine, one of the first hard rock mines in Coeur d’Alene’s mining district. He spoke about the hi… read more
Owner Ray Cropp gave a tour of Crystal Gold Mine, one of the first hard rock mines in Coeur d’Alene’s mining district. He spoke about the history of the mine and how it was re-discovered after being abandoned more than a century ago.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from November 4-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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