Colorado Ghost Town Books/Maps
Ophir Colorado Townsite - Ghost town
I have combined photos of Ophir and Ophir loop in this page. Beautiful setting for a town. The Post Office was established in 1878 and was open until 1918. The post office has since open and closed several times. Today the flag waves high on the post office.
At one time there were only two full time residents. The concern was that all elections would end up in a tie. One was a democrat and the other was a republican.
Ophir also had a house of many doors. Ten in all with no windows. I wonder if that was in the red light district? By 1900 the town had grown to 400. Then in 1904 electric lights and in 1908 telephones came to town. Today many residents live here. Up from the one that was listed in the 1970s census.
Photos courtesy of Mike Sinnwell July 2010
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