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Ice Palace, Leadville, Colorado, 1896. Brown, whose Little Jonny Mine continued to produce gold, sought to save Leadville by creating an Ice Palace to draw tourism. Opening in January 1896, it drew tourists from across the country and Europe, and operated until March 28, 1896.
JJ Brown in 1908. arrived in Leadville in 1886, she hoped to marry a rich man to help take care of her and her parents. Instead she met James Joseph (J.J.) Brown, whose wealth and prospects weren’t much better than her own. Margaret would later recollect, “I loved Jim, but he was poor.”.
Using her fame for philanthropic and political purposes, she would ultimately garner the title, “Unsinkable.”. After working at a tobacco factory, Molly moved to Leadville at the age of 19 where she met and married, James Joseph (J.J.) Brown.
James Joseph Brown, a man born and raised in Coal country always tried to do his best by the miner. From fair wages, charitable organizations; and his vision and involvement in the creation of The Ice Palace it’s a perfect embodiment of J.J.’s character.
Feb 28, 2024 · Margaret traveled to Leadville, Colorado, where she met and married James Joseph (J.J.) Brown. J.J.’s journey mirrored Margaret’s born of Irish immigrants and through self-study, he was recognized for his “special genius for practical and economic geology” and built a reputation for locating profitable mines.
- Neil Cosgrove
Not long after Margaret Tobin arrived in Colorado did she meet James Joseph Brown at a church picnic in Leadville. JJ Brown was not wealthy but had a. Margaret Tobin Brown. steady job in a Leadville mine as a miner. The couple dated, and married in September of 1886. She was 19 years old, he was 32.
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In 1883, Maggie moved to Leadville, Colorado with her brother Daniel. There she worked for a dry goods store. In Leadville, Maggie married James Joseph (J.J.) Brown. They had two children, Lawrence and Catharine Ellen. In 1893, J.J.’s new mine struck gold, making the family very wealthy.
