Chandler, Colorado
Mining ghost town in Colorado, United States
38°22′23″N 105°12′02″W / 38.3731°N 105.2005°W / 38.3731; -105.2005 (Chandler)81212 [1]
Chandler is an extinct coal company town located south of the Lincoln Park area near Cañon City in Fremont County, Colorado, United States.[3] The Chandler post office operated from August 4, 1890, until October 31, 1942.[4]
History
Chandler was a company coal mining town owned and operated by the Victor-American Fuel Company.[5] It is located south of State Highway 115 along a county road named Chandler Road, west of Williamsburg, Colorado and north of Rockvale, Colorado. It was originally homesteaded in the 1880s, and the last ore was hauled out in 1942.[6] The town is now completely depopulated.[7] Chandler was home to a significant Asian-American mining population.[8]
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References
- ^ "Chandler - Cultural Feature (Locale) in Fremont County". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Primero, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chandler, Colorado
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Dalrymple, James; King, Henry P. (1916). "Fourth Annual Report of the State Inspector of Coal Mines". Colorado Coal Mining Department. p. 26. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Chandler". Coloradopast.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Coriz, Dena Stevens (March 11, 2007). "Chandler Still Haunts Colorado". Blogs. Active Rain.
- ^ Eaton, M. Kathleen (April 10, 2010). "Now & Then: Asian Americans in Fremont County – Laundries, Chandler Coal Mine Strike, and State Prison, 1880-1933". Now and Then. Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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