Eureka, Colorado

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Eureka is a ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River south of Animas Forks. Its elevation is 9,862 feet (3,006 m), and it is located at 37°52′47″N, 107°33′54″W (37.8797187, -107.5650594).^[1] In 1896, Eureka was connected to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Although the community grew steadily — not like a boomtown — it quickly declined after 1939, when the Sunnyside Mill closed for the last time.

[edit] References

• Eureka History
• The Silverton Railroads

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• Eureka, Colorado is at coordinates 37°52′47″N 107°33′54″W / 37.8797187, -107.5650594 (Eureka, Colorado)Coordinates: 37°52′47″N 107°33′54″W / 37.8797187, -107.5650594 (Eureka, Colorado)

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