Baldwin, Colorado

Baldwin
Ghost town
Baldwin is located in Colorado
Baldwin
Baldwin
Coordinates: 38°45′50.04″N 107°2′52.08″W / 38.7639000°N 107.0478000°W / 38.7639000; -107.0478000
Elevation
2,672 m (8,766 ft)

Baldwin is an extinct coal mining town located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 38°45′50″N 107°02′52″W / 38.7639°N 107.0478°W / 38.7639; -107.0478 (Baldwin) at an elevation of 8,767 feet (2,672 m). The Baldwin post office operated from September 17, 1883, until September 30, 1948.[1]

Baldwin is located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southwest of Crested Butte. While Baldwin is not commonly known as a ghost town, many of the original structures still exist. Much of the land that the few structures are on is now privately owned.

The town of Baldwin came to be because of the coalfields that were discovered at the base of Mount Carbon, now called Carbon Peak.

Baldwin became a ghost town due to the departure and subsequent abandonment of the Denver and South Park railroad that served Baldwin.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sammons, Judy Buffington. "The Ghost Town of Baldwin". Retrieved August 23, 2019.


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