Chandler is an
extinct
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coal
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company town
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located south of the
Lincoln Park
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area near
Cañon City in
Fremont County,
Colorado
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, United States.
History
Chandler was a
company
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coal
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Coal i ...
mining town
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owned and operated by the
Victor-American Fuel Company. It is located south of
State Highway 115 along a county road named Chandler Road, west of
Williamsburg, Colorado and north of
Rockvale, Colorado. The Chandler, Colorado, post office operated from August 4, 1890, until October 31, 1942.
It was originally homesteaded in the 1880s, and the last ore was hauled out in 1942. The town is now completely depopulated. Chandler was home to a significant
Asian-American
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mining population.
See also
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Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
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Pueblo-Cañon City, CO Combined Statistical Area
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Front Range Urban Corridor
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List of ghost towns in Colorado
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List of populated places in Colorado
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List of post offices in Colorado
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References
External links
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1890 establishments in Colorado
Company towns in Colorado
Former populated places in Fremont County, Colorado
Geography of Fremont County, Colorado
Ghost towns in Colorado
History of Colorado
Mining communities in Colorado
Populated places established in 1890