Saint Elmo, Colorado is one of the best preserved ghost towns in the West. It’s located just southwest of Buena Vista in Chalk Creek Canyon. There are 43 buildings remaining all scattered around: a saloon, courthouse/jail, mercantile, and private homes.
Gold and silver drew miners in. In its heyday of around 2,000 residents in 1881, the town was full of saloons, dance halls and other staples of a mostly male population.
With the closing of train service to Chalk Creek Canyon in 1926, the town slowly dwindled. By 1958 it was a virtual ghost town.
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