Lytle, Colorado

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Early El Paso County Colorado map. Lytle is south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the Fremont County border. Early El Paso County Colorado map.jpg
Early El Paso County Colorado map. Lytle is south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the Fremont County border.

Lytle is a ghost town located 12 miles south-west of Fountain in El Paso County, Colorado. The only building that remains is the Lytle School. [1] The earlier name of the town was Turkey Creek. There was a Post Office from 1877 to 1881 and a Rural Post Office from 1885 to 1920. [2]

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References

  1. Keroher, Grace C. (1966). Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960. Part 2. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 2287.
  2. "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Denver Public Library. pp. 390, 647. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

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