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Tungsten is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Boulder County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Colorado
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. 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 (also called wolfram) is a chemical element; it has symbol W and atomic number 74. It is a metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively in compounds with other elements. It was identified as a distinct element in 1781 and first ...
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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