Colorado Ghost Town Books/Maps
Kingston New Mexico Townsite - Ghost town
Interesting sign invites you into
town. The town was founded around 1882. Assay office, bank and lodge are still
there. As you drive through and you look close in the woods and along the stream
you can see the remnants of a large town. Supposedly near 7,000 people once
lived here. Some say it was once the largest silver mining town in new Mexico.
Jack Sheddon discovered
a rich lode of silver ore in 1882. Kingston quickly became a boom town with a
bank, 22 saloons, 14 groceries, 3 hotels, 3 newspapers, a brewery, gambling
halls and much more. They even had a bell installed that announced the arrival
of the mail, (and served as a fire bell)
There are some
rumors about a Ghost named Sam that still hangs around. Apparently he was
a one armed handyman at the Black Range Lodge over 100 years ago. Pretty special
place you might want to spend the night or a weekend there. They also claim that
the women that first arrived at Kingston were there to entertain the male
population. Wonder what they did? With a church to saloon ratio of 1 to 22 you
can only guess. Sadie Orchard, a native of London, operated a brothel in
Kingston (on Virtue Street) and later in Hillsboro.
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Photos courtesy of Mike Sinnwell May 2009
Rocky Mountain Profiles Colorado Ghost Towns and Colorado Photos – Niwot Colorado