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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. Coal towns were abandoned when the coal (or the need for it) ran out.
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.
Vicksburg was a town and mining camp in Chaffee County, Colorado (near the village of Granite), high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners.
Here are six abandoned historic homes for sale that you can buy right now. Located in the quaint town of Milton, North Carolina, the Gordon-Brandon House was possibly built circa 1850 by a local ...
Near Aspen, Colorado, the mining town of Ashcroft had 2,000 residents and 20 saloons in 1883 but was abandoned 5 years later. Here's a look at it now.
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.
This mining city was once home to 5,000 people before becoming completely abandoned nearly one hundred years later.
Silver Creek is a mining ghost town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The town never had a post office of its own, but received its mail via the Lawson post office. [2] The town is only accessible via unimproved road. Most of the mines were located upstream from the town.