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The St. Aloysius Church ruins in Morley. Morley was a town in Las Animas County, Colorado, that existed between 1878 and 1956.The town was located near the summit of Raton Pass and was originally a railroad stop, before being developed into a coal mining town by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I).
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.
The town was founded as a gold mining camp, after a "rich strike" was discovered west of Fort Collins [1] in September 1886 between the Seven Mile and Elk Horn creeks. [3] [4] This resulted in a rush of miners to the area along Manhattan Creek. [3] [5] The town was platted in 1887 [6] [7] and a post office opened in March of that year.
Clean, crisp air, sparkling river canyons and snow-dusted Rocky Mountain vistas are just a few of the things that make Colorado truly unique and a favorite destination amongst domestic and ...
Uravan (a contraction of uranium/vanadium [2]) is a former uranium mining town [3] in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States, which still appears on some maps.The town was a company town established by U. S. Vanadium Corporation in 1936 to extract the rich vanadium ore in the region.
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.
Known for its magnificent Rocky Mountains, national parks and, of course, the mile-high metropolis of Denver, the state of Colorado also boasts many affordable spots in which to retire.
Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [3] It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904.