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Historic late-1800s log cabin, Independence ghost town. East of Aspen on Hwy 82, Colorado, USA.

Historic late-1800s log cabin. Independence has been a ghost town since about 1899, when trains came into Aspen and the gold played out. Supposedly founded on Independence Day July 4, 1879 when gold was discovered, Independence was the first community in the Roaring Fork River Valley, a tributary of the Colorado River. Independence lies in a harsh environment at 10,830 feet elevation, 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82, and four miles west of Independence Pass on the Continental Divide, in Pitkin County, Colorado, USA. The remaining buildings are on land near the river owned by the Loughren Trust, and the upper site is in White River National Forest. In its short life, few could agree on a name for Independence, which was also known as Farwell, Chipeta City, Sparkill, Mammoth Mountain, Mount Hope, and Hunter's Pass.

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2017 Sep 21-Oct 17: CO, MO, SD, WY USA, Colorado: Aspen: Maroon Lake, Ashcroft, Independence
Historic late-1800s log cabin. Independence has been a ghost town since about 1899, when trains came into Aspen and the gold played out. Supposedly founded on Independence Day July 4, 1879 when gold was discovered, Independence was the first community in the Roaring Fork River Valley, a tributary of the Colorado River. Independence lies in a harsh environment at 10,830 feet elevation, 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82, and four miles west of Independence Pass on the Continental Divide, in Pitkin County, Colorado, USA. The remaining buildings are on land near the river owned by the Loughren Trust, and the upper site is in White River National Forest. In its short life, few could agree on a name for Independence, which was also known as Farwell, Chipeta City, Sparkill, Mammoth Mountain, Mount Hope, and Hunter's Pass.
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