Querida, Colorado

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Querida, Colorado
Town
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Remains of the Bassick silver mine, Querida
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Location in Custer County and the state of Colorado
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Querida, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°07′34″N105°20′04″W / 38.12611°N 105.33444°W / 38.12611; -105.33444
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Custer County [1]
Government
 • Type ghost town
Elevation
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8,986 ft (2,739 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID 0203574

Querida (also known as Bassick, Bassick City, and Bassickville) is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States. [1] The town was built to serve the surrounding silver mines, the most important of which was the Bassick mine.

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History

The Querida, Colorado, post office operated from January 12, 1880, until May 14, 1906. [2] "Querida" is a Spanish language word meaning "beloved." The Bassick, Colorado, post office then operated from May 19, 1917, until December 31, 1920. [2]

Geography

Querida is located at 38°07′34″N105°20′04″W / 38.12611°N 105.33444°W / 38.12611; -105.33444 (38.1261125,-105.3344427). [1] Querida is located on the eastern flanks of the Wet Mountain Valley.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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