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Famous people · Black Hawk

Jesse Shwayder is the only name on the Black Hawk list

Jesse Shwayder was born in 1882. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. The longest list in Colorado is Aurora’s, with 48 names.

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Jesse Shwayder
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Jesse Shwayder
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Jesse Shwayder

1882–1970

American businessman, founder of Samsonite Corporation

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Black Hawk and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.