Ironton (also formerly named "Copper Glen") was built on flatter ground than surrounding towns. Settled sporadically through the 1870s and 1880s, a major period of settlement that solidified Ironton as a community saw roughly 300 structures begin construction during a three-week span. It was a staging area for supplies coming from Ouray.[4] Ironton was a major transportation junction between Red Mountain Town and Ouray in addition to having some of its own mines. Ironton had a peak population of over 1000 and had two trains arriving daily from Silverton. There were many chain stores from the nearby cities of Ouray and Silverton on the Silverton Railroad. This narrow gauge railroad backed by noted financier Otto Mears reached Ironton in 1889.[5] Mears would later introduce toll roads to the area, resulting in the "Million Dollar Highway." The town lived into the first part of the 20th century but slowly faded as mining operations declined.[6] The final resident of the town, Milton Larson, appeared as a contestant on the July 1, 1963 episode of I've Got A Secret, with this as his secret. He died in the mid-1960s.[7] The town site is still occasionally visited by tourists.[8]
ironton, colorado, ironton, ghost, town, ouray, county, colorado, united, states, south, present, town, ouray, adjacent, sites, guston, mountain, town, fellow, ghost, towns, during, 1880s, 1890s, ironton, formed, part, mountain, pass, mining, district, second,. Ironton is a ghost town in Ouray County Colorado United States It lay south of the present town of Ouray adjacent to the sites Guston of Red Mountain Town fellow ghost towns During the 1880s and 1890s Ironton formed part of the Red Mountain Pass mining district the second largest silver mining district in Colorado 3 IrontonMining ghost townIronton Ghost Town in 2014IrontonLocation within the state of ColoradoCoordinates 37 55 58 N 107 40 49 W 37 93278 N 107 68028 W 37 93278 107 68028 Coordinates 37 55 58 N 107 40 49 W 37 93278 N 107 68028 W 37 93278 107 68028CountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountyOurayElevation9 800 ft 3 000 m Population 2010 Total0Time zoneUTC 7 Mountain MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP codes81432 1 GNIS feature ID187227 2 Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription Edit Ironton Colorado July 2012Ironton also formerly named Copper Glen was built on flatter ground than surrounding towns Settled sporadically through the 1870s and 1880s a major period of settlement that solidified Ironton as a community saw roughly 300 structures begin construction during a three week span It was a staging area for supplies coming from Ouray 4 Ironton was a major transportation junction between Red Mountain Town and Ouray in addition to having some of its own mines Ironton had a peak population of over 1000 and had two trains arriving daily from Silverton There were many chain stores from the nearby cities of Ouray and Silverton on the Silverton Railroad This narrow gauge railroad backed by noted financier Otto Mears reached Ironton in 1889 5 Mears would later introduce toll roads to the area resulting in the Million Dollar Highway The town lived into the first part of the 20th century but slowly faded as mining operations declined 6 The final resident of the town Milton Larson appeared as a contestant on the July 1 1963 episode of I ve Got A Secret with this as his secret He died in the mid 1960s 7 The town site is still occasionally visited by tourists 8 See also Edit Colorado portalList of ghost towns in ColoradoReferences Edit Guston historical Ouray County Colorado CO HomeTownLocator Retrieved 9 March 2021 Ironton Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior 13 October 1978 Retrieved 9 March 2021 Red Mountain Town CO Ghost Town by Silverton Uncover Colorado Retrieved 9 March 2021 Colorado Past Retrieved 4 May 2011 Silverton Railroad Legends of America Retrieved 9 March 2021 Ghost towns Retrieved 4 May 2011 Ironton Colorado Townsite Ghost town Archived from the original on 20 April 2012 Retrieved 2 Mar 2014 The Ghost Town of Ironton Colorado Archived from the original on 5 July 2013 Retrieved 2 Mar 2014 External links Edit Media related to Ironton Colorado at Wikimedia Commons This Colorado state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This United States ghost town related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ironton Colorado amp oldid 1113562180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
