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Clarkville, Colorado
Clarkville is a ghost town located in northern Yuma County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1933, the townsite is located at an intersection where Colorado State Highway 59 curves from East-West to North-South. The Clarkville post office operated from May 18, 1938, until April 30, 1954. History The town was first populated in 1933, and several of its structures were moved to the town over the years, including at least two homes and the schoolhouse, the latter of which arrived from nearby Haxtun in 1940. The town derived its name from businessman Ted Clark and his family in the area, and the community was named after a post office opened there 1938. The town was depopulated after its sale in 1947. The town was photographed by Robert Adams in 1972, and some of the work is displayed by the Yale University Art Gallery. See also *Bibliography of Colorado *Geography of Colorado *History of Colorado *Index of Colorado-related articles *List of Colorado-related lists **List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Allen H. Miner * Ghost Town (1988 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1988 film), an American horror film by Richard McCarthy (as Richard Governor) * Ghost Town (2008 film), ''Ghost Town'' (2008 film), an American fantasy comedy film by David Koepp * ''Ghost Town'', a 2008 TV film featuring Billy Drago * ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', a 2005–2006 British paranormal reality television series * Ghost Town (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), "Ghost Town" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 TV episode Literature * Ghost Town (Lucky Luke), ''Ghost Town'' (''Lucky Luke'') or ''La Ville fantôme'', a 1965 ''Lucky Luke'' comic *''Ghost Town'', a Beacon Street Girls novel by Annie Bryant *''Ghost Town'', a 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Adams (photographer)
Robert Adams (born May 8, 1937) is an American photographer who has focused on the changing landscape of the American West.Robert Adams , , Chicago His work first came to prominence in the mid-1970s through his book ''The New West'' (1974) and his participation in the exhibition '' New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape'' in 1975. He has received two |