Tungsten, Colorado

Tungsten is a 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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tungsten (historical)
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. 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.

Coordinates: 39°58′19″N 105°28′34″W / 39.97194°N 105.47611°W / 39.97194; -105.47611


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