Discover Winfield: Colorado’s Ghost Town And Its Mining Legacy

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Colorado has a lot of history with much of the earliest of which taking place in the mid-1800s right after European settlers got a taste of the precious metals that were in the area.

However, the mining boom didn't last forever and when the gold had been gutted, the communities in which the miners and their families lived were largely abandoned.

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It's because of this that Colorado is full of ghost towns and while they are aplenty, it's not always a good idea to visit them. However, virtual tours are a much safer alternative and if you keep scrolling, you can take a virtual tour of the ghost town of Winfield, Colorado.

Exploring the Ghost Town of Winfield Colorado

Located in Chaffee County, Winfield was once home to as many as 1,500 residents. At its richest, Winfield was home to a school, three saloons, three stores, two hotels, a church, a boarding house, and more.

The earliest prospecting in Winfield took place in the 1860s and continued until the silver market crashed in 1893.

However, Winfield would bounce back and resume mining operations by the early 1900s only to once again shut down the mines for good by 1918.

Today, a number of the buildings including the school and numerous homes are still standing.

Keep scrolling to take a virtual tour of the ghost town of Winfield, Colorado: