Tungsten, Colorado
Tungsten is an ghost town in Boulder County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
A post office called Tungsten was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1950.[2] The community took its name from a nearby tungsten mine.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tungsten (historical)
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 50.
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