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Dearfield Home to an extraordinary attempt, Dearfield was a town for disenfranchised African-American, many the sons and daughters of former slaves. Dearfield fell victim to economic and environmental problems in the 1920s, and today little is left except for a few buildings preserved by a Denver organization. |
Ludlow Site of one of the darkest episodes in Colorado's history, Ludlow was the scene of a bloody labor dispute between miners and brutal management practices. The Ludlow strike of 1913-14 and subsequent violence left scores dead in what later became known as Colorado's "coalfield war." |
Tyrone The Comanche National Grasslands in southern Colorado are home to numerous historic sites, including prehistoric petroglyphs and the Sante Fe Trail. Town builders later established the lonely town of Tyrone in this expanse, but the town didn't blossom as hoped. Today this area is the center of a military land-use controversy. |
Bulger City The dream of a small-stature swashbuckler, Bulger City was carved out of the vast northern Colorado plains 100 years ago. The eccentric founder, who controlled the town and all of its faucets, went to prison for killing a man. He withered away and his dream city on the prairie was short lived. |
Amity The Salvation Army created Amity 110 years ago as a refuge for downtrodden city dwellers looking for a new life. Unfortunately, ecological and other factors sealed the fate of Amity not long after the noble experiment began. Nothing remains today, but knowledge of the gallant attempt survives. |
Andrix Motorists traveling down US 160 in Las Animas County pay little attention to a small cluster of buildings that was once Andrix. The last business here was operated by a courageous women after her husband died in the 1950s, but today it too stands in ruins. |
Keota Keota might be one of the best known prairie ghost towns because of its proximity to the picturesque Pawnee Buttes and inspiration to novelist James Michener. Several buildings still stand, including a landmark water tower. Economic and environmental hardship during the 1930s helped seal the coffin. |
Dover One-room school houses like the one near Dover once graced the plains of Colorado. Today, most have vanished through intentioanl destructio or a lack of care. The memory of Dover survives thanks to a record kept by an early pioneer lady. |
Chivington In 1862, a Civil War hero named John Chivington led an assault against a peaceful camp of American Indians along Sand Creek. Chivington's name was tarnished forever, but years later a railroad named a nearby town after him. Today, the town sits in ruins, including a once-impressive school. |
Boston Boston was one of the wildest towns of Colorado's forgotten past. Tales born there could easily rival Tombstone and Dodge City. The town didn't survive the passing of the wild days though, and today the only thing remaining is a lone cemetery on the wind-swept plains. |
Aroya Town builders established Aroya on the Union Pacific Railroad in the late 1880s. Later a highway helped proved commerce, but Aroya struggled to survive after the road was rebuilt elsewhere. Authorities closed the post office in 1965. The schoolhouse there is perhaps one of the most unique on the Colorado prairie. |
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Amache The consequence of war time hysteria during World War II, Amache was home to thousands of Americans with Japanese ancestry held against their will on the Colorado prairie. Today, a cemetery and crumbling foundations over a vast expanse remain to tell the story. |
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