BuffaloBob
Bronze Member
- Jan 6, 2005
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab X-Terra 705 Gold Coil
deteknixXpointer Probe
Minelab Ex-Terra 70
White's Classic II
2014-2015 Colorado Gold Camp Prospector
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
There are over 300 agricultural ghost towns in Colorado. Maybe the first stop in the West for settlers and others looking for a better life. The Eastern plains of Colorado was temporary homes for many. Would be farmers and ranchers, settlers and whomever stopped to check an area to see if it was livable, often made their first homes in sight of the majestic Rocky Mountain. Wagon trains followed rivers usually and early farmers settled near railroad spurs.
Weather, Prarie fires, tornodos, floods, blizzards, drought and illness were their constant companion. Some sites were physically moved more than once after disaster struck. Thanks to Google Earth many traces can be seen and if you're lucky near a road so you can plan a trip.
My expert detecting pals have researched and plotted and located many old sites. So far no buried caches. Lots of history, artifacts and photo opportunities are common. As one of the Missus' said those early folks didn't have two nickels to squeeze together. And when they did they moved to bigger towns. [Some of us are still certain that many gold coins are awaiting "just one more swing". You never know unless you dig the signal]
KEOTA Colorado was a pretty nice town. Had a bank and school, mainstreet stores and a long history. With the slim detecting pickings on the high plains, any site easily driven to has been worked pretty hard. KEOTA is one of those but worth a look. It is near the Pawnee Buttes Grassland preserve and close to the Wyoming border. Only a few residents anymore.
Anyway this is what a once prosperous ghost town looks like today:
BB
Weather, Prarie fires, tornodos, floods, blizzards, drought and illness were their constant companion. Some sites were physically moved more than once after disaster struck. Thanks to Google Earth many traces can be seen and if you're lucky near a road so you can plan a trip.
My expert detecting pals have researched and plotted and located many old sites. So far no buried caches. Lots of history, artifacts and photo opportunities are common. As one of the Missus' said those early folks didn't have two nickels to squeeze together. And when they did they moved to bigger towns. [Some of us are still certain that many gold coins are awaiting "just one more swing". You never know unless you dig the signal]
KEOTA Colorado was a pretty nice town. Had a bank and school, mainstreet stores and a long history. With the slim detecting pickings on the high plains, any site easily driven to has been worked pretty hard. KEOTA is one of those but worth a look. It is near the Pawnee Buttes Grassland preserve and close to the Wyoming border. Only a few residents anymore.
Anyway this is what a once prosperous ghost town looks like today:
BB
