Brief by Ed Quillen
Local News – May 2006 – Colorado Central Magazine
Er, ah, Leadville resident?
Is a Leadville resident a Leadvillite, a Leadhead, or a Leadvillian? Marcia Martinek, editor of the Leadville Herald-Democrat, has been grappling with that question in recent editions. She was charmed by Leadvillian in 19th-century papers, and wanted to use it. However, she surveyed readers, and Leadvillite came out ahead.
