Colorado Ghost Town Books/Maps
Hugo Colorado Townsite - Ghost town
Okay, not quite a Ghost Town but when I saw the roundhouse that was built in 1909 I could not resist stopping and taking a few photos. The Colorado Historical Society is assisting with the renovations in cooperation with the Lincoln County and Roundhouse Preservation Inc. Can't wait to see the final outcome. Hugo began as a stop on the Smokey Hill Stage line and was called Willow Springs. The Railroad, Kansas Pacific, (KP) came through in 1870 and a post office was established in 1871 naming the town Hugo after an early pioneer, Hugo Richards. It was also the county seat and in 1903 Teddy Roosevelt stopped for a cowboy breakfast on May 7th.
Photos Courtesy of Mike Sinnwell December 2008
A viewer writes - Thursday March 31st 2011 -- I live in Hugo Colorado and all though you got some great pictures of our round house and train depot I would encourage another visit to our town you missed some very exciting historical buildings such as our original post office our bank has been restored to the original architecture and we also have a fully restored house that belonged to one of our first settlers by the name of Dickenson I get that this is about ghost towns but you missed a lot of history. Oh and I was wondering what made you take the picture of the house with the VW in the yard. Rocky says - cause there has got to be a story behind that one.
And the story is : I am so happy you e-mailed me back!! I will most definitely get you more pictures and information I am 25 years old and have lived here all my life and even wrote a term paper on the town I love it here very much. And about the VW house its mine and I am always curious to know why people are drawn to it as I'm sure you can understand some people love it and some people hate it. My husband and I drove away from our wedding in that little bug 61/2 years ago and when the transmission went out we knew we didn't want to part with it so we plant flowers and strawberries in it and every so often he repaints it with something new. It was great to connect with you and I will be in touch with more pictures and information.
A viewer writes - Sunday, October 30, 2011 -- Hi my name is Joan A. (Boyd) Church, my Father was born in the Hugo depot in 1878 to JG Boyd or Joseph G. Boyd and Kate Boyd. I know it may seem strange, but very true. I was born late in Dads life. Granddad worked at the railroad, can anyone share something they may have Joan Church Pinehurst Id
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