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Colorado ghost towns were abandoned for a number of reasons: Mining towns were abandoned when the mines closed, largely due to the devaluation of silver in 1893. Mill towns were abandoned when the mining towns they serviced closed. Farming towns on the eastern plains were often deserted due to rural depopulation.
Abandoned Current status Remarks Alva: Crook County: Semi-abandoned Antelope Flats 1893 1912 Neglected [1] Atlantic City: Fremont County: 1868 Semi-abandoned [2] Baker Town Crook County: East of Aladdin [3] Barrett Town Crook County: West of Aladdin [3] Battle: Carbon County: July 3, 1778 [4] Bear River City: Beartown [3] Uinta County
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Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [2] Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m).
Table Rock was closed in July 2003. The housing units were sold to real estate developers, and some of the houses were moved to Rock Springs. [3] The remaining homes were demolished in late August 2011, [4] leaving the community center as the only structure standing on the village site, and it was scheduled to be moved.
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Gilman is an abandoned mining town in southeastern Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The Gilman post office operated from November 3, 1886, until April 22, 1986. [ 3 ] The U.S. Post Office at Minturn ( ZIP Code 81645) now serves Gilman postal addresses.
Gold Prince Mill at Animas Forks, 1915. The town's first log cabin was built in 1873, and the Animas Forks, Colorado Territory, post office opened on February 8, 1875. [4] By statehood in 1876, [5] the community had become a bustling mining community with 30 cabins, a hotel, a general store, and a saloon.