Capitol City
Capitol City is a ruins in Hinsdale, Colorado. Capitol City is situated nearby to the quarry Ajax Number Two Mine, as well as near Vermont Mine.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol City and Henson.
Capitol City
Locality
Photo: robert thigpen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capitol City is an extinct silver mining town located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Founded as Galena City in 1877, the townsite is located on the Alpine Loop National Scenic Back Country Byway.
Henson
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
Henson is a ghost town in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,236 feet. Henson's name has historically been spelled several different ways, including Hansen, Hanson, Hensen, and Honsen; the Board on Geographic Names officially supported the current spelling in 1896. Henson is situated 5 miles east of Capitol City.
Capitol City
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Hinsdale, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.00638° or 38° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
-107.46721° or 107° 28′ 2″ westOpen location code
85CJ2G4M+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6635825604OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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