Tungsten is a
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), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
in
Boulder County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
. The former townsite is north of
Middle Boulder Creek.
History
A post office called Tungsten was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1950. The community took its name from a nearby
tungsten
Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74. Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively as compounds with other elements. It was identified as a new element in 1781 and first isol ...
mine.
Facts–such as the population, precise location, and descriptions of the town–are disputed as one frequently quoted book on the subject, ''Colorado Ghost Towns'' (1959), is inconsistent with contemporary news reports on the town. In 1916, 600 people are reported to have lived in the town.
References
Ghost towns in Colorado
Geography of Boulder County, Colorado
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