Winfield, Colorado
Posted by: 
sherpes
N 38° 59.106 W 106° 26.454
13S E 375201 N 4316110
Now the half-way point of the famous Leadville 100 running race
Waymark Code: WM9C67
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2010
Views: 8
A bustling town of 1800 people in the late 1800s, with a school, stable, churches, stores, the town met its demise with the Silver crash of 1893. The last ore from the mines was hauled in 1918.
Little remains of the original town: a school building, a couple of residential cabins.
This location is also the half-way and turn-around point of the famous Leadville 100 running race.
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 06/01/1918
Related Web Page: Not listed
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