Description
Wideawake (historical) is located mining site
History
Most recently owned by the Clemens family the town was home to several hundred at its peak during the Colorado gold rush. Name origin is unknown. One version states "Documents from the Gilpin Cty Historical Society say the town was named for miners who couldn't decide their next move . . . Let's postpone this business till we're more wide awake. Another version has a disgusted miner, after several meetings, chastising his colleagues: 'we'll call one more meeting on this business, and you'd better be wide awake.'"