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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.
B. Badito, Colorado; Bakerville, Colorado; Baldwin, Colorado; Balzac, Morgan County, Colorado; Belden, Colorado; Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site; Berwind, Colorado
Pages in category "Reportedly haunted locations in Colorado" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Take a virtual tour of the country by seeing the most haunted houses in every state. There are grand mansions and quaint historic homes, but they have one thing in common: a lot of ghosts.
10 Creepy Abandoned Places. ... Colorado. The building's cavernous hallways and air of desertion caused King to have a nightmare that night so chilling that it inspired his novel, "The Shining." ...
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).
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. [2]
Crystal (also known as Crystal City) is a ghost town on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.It is located in the Elk Mountains along a four-wheel-drive road 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Marble and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Crested Butte.