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Delagua Victor-American coal town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Barber, miners' lamp and tool parts, cartridge cases, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1903-1954 company coal town
Company town for the Victor-American Fuel Company's Delagua mine, once the largest mine in Colorado with at least 900 men, and site of a 1910 explosion that killed 76 miners. The post office closed in 1954 and the mine was abandoned in 1969.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings, private land
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