St. Elmo Ghost Town, Colorado: The Best-Preserved Town in the Rocky Mountains
St. Elmo Ghost Town, Colorado: The Best-Preserved Town in the Rocky Mountains Colorado Gold & Silver Mining Car accessible · ~16 min read Quick facts Founded1880 (originally “Forest City”) IncorporatedDecember 1880 Peak population~1,800 (mid-1880s) 1900 census population145 1930 population7 Primary industryGold & silver mining · rail transport Key mineMary Murphy Mine Railroad abandoned1926 — final…