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Colorado History: GHOST TOWNS & STORIES

Discover the Colorado History STORIES that have been shred for generations and help us to grasp the connection from our now Colorado, to Colorado then!

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A collection of short stories about wildlife in the areas From Buena Vista to Bonanza, Colorado by local authors.
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A history of St. Elmo, Colorado by Peter Anderson.
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It is the purpose of the book to acquaint you with a few picturesque ghost towns, by presenting you with a brief historical sketch, a photograph taken in the town, a poem to express the feel of the place and directions to prove "you can get there from here."
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Get your Rocky Mountain high on with creepy tales of demon dogs, pioneer phantoms, and Old West wraiths.
 
Eerie tales have been part of the city’s history from the beginning: Pikes Peak and Cheyenne Mountain are the subjects of several spooky Native American legends, and Anasazi spirits are still seen at the ancient cliff dwellings outside town. In the Old North End neighborhood, the howls of hellhounds ring through...
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"This is not a history book. Rather it is a directory of towns, and compilation of known information about those towns. In undertaking the stud, I was amazed at the amount of legend and contradictory information Colorado history has collected in just one hundred years. Who was it that said: 'History is the perpetuation of saleable gossip'? (Perhaps, nobody has said it yet. In that case, it's mine, all mine.) "As of this moment, this is the most complete...
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A travel guide to Colorado that focuses on the state's historical landmarks and important locations, with day trips to historic sites, detailed driving directions and maps, an overview of the state's heritage, and profiles of important figures.
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"Stephen Decatur, dry land commodore -- Cy Warman, the Colorado minstrel -- Soapy Smith, the slippery kind -- H.H. -- Nora Gaines, Tugboat Annie of the tourist drivers -- Captain Ellen E. Jack, ""The Fate of a Fairy"" -- Martin Bowden, the hermit of ""Purgatory"" Canyon -- Three views of Redstone -- Prairie Dog O'Bryne -- Milton Franklin Andrews in ""Three's a Crowd"" -- Grace Greenwood, dispenser of culture -- Bathhouse John, poet lariat of the first...
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