Burlington Public Library

Book describes 57 of Colorado's ghost towns and how to get to them.

11th printing, April, 1967, 10th printing, April 1965, 2nd printing, October 1949

Description of 42 "ghost towns" in photograph and story. All but 3 are accessible by car.

Includes the story of 240 of Colorado's mining camps, with emphasis on the human side.

192 PAGES ILLUS. $20.00. LEARN ABOUT GHOST TOWNS AND THE CHARACTERS THAT LIVED IN THESE TOWN LONG AGO. ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT DUG FOR GOLD, COAL AND COPPER AND FOUGHT INDIANS AND DRANK WHISKEY. DN

History lovers can find abandoned and forgotten main streets that once bustled with life and commerce even before Teller County was created. This work explores many of the lost and abandoned towns in Teller County from resort to mining towns.

This book includes nearly 1,000 abandoned sites in Eastern Colorado covering 26 counties from the Colorado foothills eastward. It is a history of ghosts towns on a sea of grass - from stage stations, military forts, once-thriving towns along the cattle trails to agricultural communities. It is a tale of homsesteaders hoping to create a better life for their family. Contemporary photographs document the abandoned buildings and empty fields were people...