In the last Colorado post, I showed you the scenic high-altitude Highway 82. On the same highway, a bit towards Aspen is a forgotten mining town, now called Independence mining town. We decided to check it out and see what there is to see.
As the sign shows, it's a high-elevation town. It was still snow around too, in the summer, mid-June.
The town was founded in 1879 because a big amount of gold deposits were found in this area. Many people moved into this town because the pay was extremely good at the time. Many also liked the temperate climate at this altitude.
Here is seen how they are trying to preserve some of the structures still standing.
As with many mining locations at the time. The hype soon faded because gold was depleted in the area and starting in 1883 the production decreased drastically.
The original structure. That's actually quite well preserved, considering that it is almost 150 years old.
In 1899 the biggest storm in Colorado happened and with it a huge amount of snowfall. That cut off all the supply routes to the town. By that time there were still about 100 people living there.
Since there was no food coming in, they needed to get out of the town but they decided to do it fun way. Inhabitants dismantled some of the structures to make many pairs of skis and they fled the town and skied downhill to Aspen, it was a contest. The entry fee was a ham sandwich 😀.
Nobody came back to live there and since that time the town is a ghost town.
A river next to the town.
Here are a couple of photos where you can see some rubble piles that once were the buildings.
It was interesting for us to see this place. I don't know about you but for me, it's always cool to see places with a history that are forgotten in time.
It's incredible how most of the places that were so rich in precious stones ended up as ghost towns instead of some rich places that offer a lot to visitors even many years later since the mining activity ended. We have a similar city in Romania too and it's nothing but a ghost town, quite the opposite of what we expect to see for the sake of its history.
Oh cool, what town is it, in Romania? I guess no mining spot can provide for a long time.
Roșia Montană is the name of the city. And yeah, definitely :(
I gotta check this place out later. Im at the wedding right now!
Enjoy!!
I myself am very fond of seeing such old-fashioned buildings because they are much stronger and their maps are much more beautiful and their history is much better to hear because they all these skins are very beautiful.
Indeed extremely interesting.
Yeah you are right.
For me also, its cool to see such places. I always wants to have visited such type of places.
Like your post as you have explained in beautiful manners. Thanks for sharing this with us.
First I think it is a ghost town as ghost found there. Funny.
But the way through how they escaped from this town is very appropriated. They do not lose hope.
Yeah, no ghost to be found there. Just traces of past civilisation 😅
Those mountains look graciously beautiful🤩👏
Yes, for sure!
From riches to rags, no good stewardship. what a disaster it ended up as a ghost town. Very interesting place to see though. Curious if you guys found any collectable pieces belonging to ancient times.
Most of the mining towns seem to end that way. I guess its pretty much coded in.
It's beautiful, I don't know why they never returned!
That must have been a sight!!!
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Life was probably too hard there and the mining industry there died so not much reason to live there I guess.
Still, there are lots of good reasons to live in a place like that! I guess there's not much food though, and eating is important...
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Beautiful views
Definitely
It really looks interesting.
It really is!
I hope you enjoyed your time, have a great weekend
I did, thanks!
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What a beautiful cabin and what a beautiful place, it looks like a place to shoot a movie, it's great!
Im quite sure that there is a movie that is partly filmed there.
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