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Animas Forks

Locality

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Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 2 miles south of Great American Mine.

Eureka

Hamlet

Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 5 miles south of Great American Mine.

Ironton

Hamlet

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.

Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. Ironton is situated 6 miles west of Great American Mine.

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