Tungsten, Colorado

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Tungsten
Ghost town
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Tungsten
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°58′19″N105°28′34″W / 39.97194°N 105.47611°W / 39.97194; -105.47611 Coordinates: 39°58′19″N105°28′34″W / 39.97194°N 105.47611°W / 39.97194; -105.47611
Country United States
State Colorado
County Boulder
Elevation
7,995 ft (2,437 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total0
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID181150 [1]

Tungsten is a ghost town in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [2] The former townsite is north of Middle Boulder Creek.

History

A post office called Tungsten was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1950. [3] The community took its name from a nearby tungsten mine. [4] Facts–such as the population, precise location, and descriptions of the town–are disputed as one frequently quoted book on the subject, Colorado Ghost Towns (1959), is inconsistent with contemporary news reports on the town. In 1916, 600 people are reported to have lived in the town. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Tungsten (historical)o". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. 13 October 1978. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tungsten (historical)
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 50.
  5. ↑ "Tungsten, Colorado". Western Mining History. Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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