Eureka, Colorado

Eureka is a mining ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks.

History

In 1896, Eureka was connected to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Although the community grew steadily — not like a boomtown — it quickly declined after 1939, when the Sunnyside Mill closed for the last time.

Geography

Its elevation is 9,862 feet (3,006 m), and it is located at coor dms|37|52|47|N|107|33|54|W|city (37.8797187, -107.5650594). [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:187402 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report] , Geographic Names Information System, 1978-10-13. Accessed 2008-01-09.]

ee also

* List of ghost towns in Colorado

References

* [http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/co/eureka.html Eureka History]
* [http://www.narrowgauge.org/ncmap/excur2_silverton_northern_railroad_history.html The Silverton Railroads]

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