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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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