Wild West Ghost Town Colorado Springs Walkthrough
A complete walkthrough of the interior of the Ghost Town Museum of the 1800s! The Ghost Town Wild West Museum in Colorado Springs, CO is a throwback in time and a fun way to learn about history and this Wild Era!
(This Footage is a Small Part of the Bigger Video - To watch, visit
Turn Your Watch Back 100 Years!
As a true preservation of Colorado's western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late1800's and early 1900's
An Authentic Ghost Town
Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attraction of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of main street, with the Livery Stable, and Victorian Home. Each is filled with thousands of fascinating artifacts. Ghost Town Museum delights young and old with lots of hands on activities, including old time arcades, panning for real gold (summer months), and much, much, more.
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Ghost Town History
Ghost Town Museum was created in 1954 to preserve a piece of Colorado's Wild West heritage.
In 1858 the cry Pikes Peak or Bust opened up the heartland of the Colorado territory to the gold prospector. Gold mining became a significant factor that led to the statehood of Colorado. The miners and the people who provided services to them quickly populated the western frontier of the United States. They needed transportation, and before long the twin steel ribbons of the railroads were pushing into the mountains to transport ore for processing.
Towns sprang up overnight and by the 1860's and 1870's people had blanketed the west. It was a rough and tumble time. Small encampments became small towns. Small cities along the rocky mountain Front Range provided a central location for supplies and services. The search for gold drove prospectors to every mountain valley, and every mountain peak. If gold or silver were not located, or if the mines played out, the towns were often abandoned to become ghost towns.
Little by little the raw spirit of the frontier died down. By the time gold was discovered in Cripple Creek in 1891, the frontier was almost gone. Today almost nothing remains of those exciting days of the old west. A scattered pile of old lumber, a tumbled pile of rocks marking an old mine, an occasional wagon wheel or a piece of equipment. The rip roaring camps of 100 years ago have become ghost towns now only a memory of a bygone era.
Western Museum of Mining and Industry Harvest Festival
News5's Jessica Van Meter visits the Western Museum of Mining and Industry for a preview of their Harvest Festival
Visit to the Mining Museum
The Colorado Springs Museum on May 22, 2019
TOP 13. Best Galleries and Museums in Colorado Springs
TOP 13. Best Galleries and Museums in Colorado Springs: National Museum of World War II Aviation, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Penrose Heritage Museum, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Peterson Air & Space Museum, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Ghost Town Museum, Michael Garman Sculpture Gallery, ProRodeo Hall of Fame, ANA Money Museum, May Natural History Museum of the Tropics, World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame, Space Foundation
The Yellow Jacket Stamp Mill
The mill in operation, crushing REAL COLORADO GOLD ORE! A sight not to be missed!
OTPWR Ep 9 - Colorado - Mining - First Time Dealing w/ Snow - Full Time Family RV Living
Episode 9 sees us back in our home state of Colorado for two to take care of getting Hagrid fixed while we deal with the tile issues and getting our house rented out. We did make sure we had some fun while home by visiting the Western Museum of Mining & Industry in Colorado Springs as well as Bent's Fort down in La Junta. Both attractions are a definite recommendation if you're ever in Colorado. We are figuring out that it's always worth it to make sure you get the tour at these places. We have normally been people who like to peruse at our own pace and read the placards in museums. But, now that we've caught a few tours, we've seen the error in our ways!
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Museum of the Mountain West
One of our all time favorite museums. A huge collection of Western artifacts and a tour by enthusiastic guides included in the admission price. If you're passing by Montrose, Colorado it's worth a visit.
Impact on Colorado Springs military installations
Nearly half of Fort Carson's civilian workforce has been sent home, according to officials.
Ghosttown Museum Colorado Springs
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The Ghost Town Wild West Museum in Colorado Springs, CO is a throwback in time and a fun way to learn about history and this Wild Era!
(This Footage is a Small Part of the Bigger Video - To watch, visit
Turn Your Watch Back 100 Years!
As a true preservation of Colorado's western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late1800's and early 1900's
An Authentic Ghost Town
Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attraction of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of main street, with the Livery Stable, and Victorian Home. Each is filled with thousands of fascinating artifacts. Ghost Town Museum delights young and old with lots of hands on activities, including old time arcades, panning for real gold (summer months), and much, much, more.
- See More at
Ghost Town History
Ghost Town Museum was created in 1954 to preserve a piece of Colorado's Wild West heritage.
In 1858 the cry Pikes Peak or Bust opened up the heartland of the Colorado territory to the gold prospector. Gold mining became a significant factor that led to the statehood of Colorado. The miners and the people who provided services to them quickly populated the western frontier of the United States. They needed transportation, and before long the twin steel ribbons of the railroads were pushing into the mountains to transport ore for processing.
Towns sprang up overnight and by the 1860's and 1870's people had blanketed the west. It was a rough and tumble time. Small encampments became small towns. Small cities along the rocky mountain Front Range provided a central location for supplies and services. The search for gold drove prospectors to every mountain valley, and every mountain peak. If gold or silver were not located, or if the mines played out, the towns were often abandoned to become ghost towns.
Little by little the raw spirit of the frontier died down. By the time gold was discovered in Cripple Creek in 1891, the frontier was almost gone. Today almost nothing remains of those exciting days of the old west. A scattered pile of old lumber, a tumbled pile of rocks marking an old mine, an occasional wagon wheel or a piece of equipment. The rip roaring camps of 100 years ago have become ghost towns now only a memory of a bygone era.
Museum of the Mountain West - Blacksmith Frank Anderson
Every chance we get we head out to the Museum of the Mountain West with our cameras and equipment. This weekend a number of Boy Scout Troops from around Western Colorado came to tour the Museum. And as usual, when there is a special event, Frank Anderson was there working at the Museum's old forge. What a treat to film a real blacksmith at work. There's just not that many of these craftsmen left. By the way this was filmed in the building where heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey trained as a young man - saved from the landfill by the Museum.
Brothel Room Available at the Wild West Ghost Town Colorado Springs
The Ghost Town Wild West Museum in Colorado Springs, CO is a throwback in time and a fun way to learn about history and this Wild Era!
(This Footage is a Small Part of the Bigger Video - To watch, visit
Turn Your Watch Back 100 Years!
As a true preservation of Colorado's western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late1800's and early 1900's
An Authentic Ghost Town
Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attraction of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of main street, with the Livery Stable, and Victorian Home. Each is filled with thousands of fascinating artifacts. Ghost Town Museum delights young and old with lots of hands on activities, including old time arcades, panning for real gold (summer months), and much, much, more.
- See More at
Ghost Town History
Ghost Town Museum was created in 1954 to preserve a piece of Colorado's Wild West heritage.
In 1858 the cry Pikes Peak or Bust opened up the heartland of the Colorado territory to the gold prospector. Gold mining became a significant factor that led to the statehood of Colorado. The miners and the people who provided services to them quickly populated the western frontier of the United States. They needed transportation, and before long the twin steel ribbons of the railroads were pushing into the mountains to transport ore for processing.
Towns sprang up overnight and by the 1860's and 1870's people had blanketed the west. It was a rough and tumble time. Small encampments became small towns. Small cities along the rocky mountain Front Range provided a central location for supplies and services. The search for gold drove prospectors to every mountain valley, and every mountain peak. If gold or silver were not located, or if the mines played out, the towns were often abandoned to become ghost towns.
Little by little the raw spirit of the frontier died down. By the time gold was discovered in Cripple Creek in 1891, the frontier was almost gone. Today almost nothing remains of those exciting days of the old west. A scattered pile of old lumber, a tumbled pile of rocks marking an old mine, an occasional wagon wheel or a piece of equipment. The rip roaring camps of 100 years ago have become ghost towns now only a memory of a bygone era.
Money Museum of Colorado Springs
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Frank Calandra Jr. - National Mining Hall of Fame Inductee #245
FRANK CALANDRA, JR.
1937 -
Frank Calandra, Jr. is an icon in ground control technology for the mining, tunneling and civil construction industries. He has brought passion, sweat equity and shrewd business acumen to bear as he has grown Frank Calandra, Inc. (FCI) and Jennmar from a single plant in western Pennsylvania to a world-class enterprise employing thousands globally. Frank’s innovation and commitment to safety is demonstrated by his companies’ 100 patents (20 of which are his own) on ground control devices that make mines safer and more efficient.
Frank attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie-Mellon) majoring in Metallurgy. He received a B.S. in Accounting from St. Francis College and started his career in 1960 as Senior Accountant for Ernst & Ernst in Pittsburgh, PA working on several major coal and steel company accounts. In 1963, for Main & LaFrentz in Los Angeles, CA, he worked for major construction companies, metal mines and mortgage service companies.
Frank joined FCI in 1965 serving as Chief Financial Officer until 1979. He founded Jennmar in 1968 and has been President and Chief Executive since its inception. Jennmar quickly grew with Frank’s patented innovations, the Combination Bolt and Insta’l Bolt, which greatly improved mining cycles and reduced wood timbers and arches. Frank Jr. became co-owner of FCI in 1968. He is Chairman of all U.S. Frank Calandra, Inc. subsidiaries, J-LOK Corp., JM Steel, J-LOK Co.; Vice President of FCI and Marjenn Trucking and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jennmar Australia, Jennmar China and the Calandra Group.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Frank was instrumental in upgrading ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards, particularly the ASTM-F432 standards, in roof control in state and federal regulations. He was instrumental in upgrading the strength of steel requirements and other safety specifications for installation of roof supports and created quality assurance programs in manufacturing mine roof control products for coal and hard rock mines. He also created a lab at Jennmar’s company headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA to research and develop innovative new product lines.
Frank has contributed his time, expertise and financial support to ensure a balanced political and regulatory climate for mining. A board member of the National Mining Association, he has served on various committees concerning manufacturers’ specifications and policies. He is a board member of the National Coal Council, Center for Energy and Economic Development, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity and National Association of Manufacturers. He is a long-standing member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) as well as the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia Coal Associations. In 2018, Frank was inducted into the West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame.
With over 50 years in the mining industry, dozens of patents bearing his name, and having built 25 plants worldwide, Frank Calandra’s name is internationally synonymous with high-quality products, service and state-of-the-art ground control technology in underground mining.
Old West Drug Store Wild West Ghost Town Colorado Springs
The Ghost Town Wild West Museum in Colorado Springs, CO is a throwback in time and a fun way to learn about history and this Wild Era!
(This Footage is a Small Part of the Bigger Video - To watch, visit
Turn Your Watch Back 100 Years!
As a true preservation of Colorado's western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late1800's and early 1900's
An Authentic Ghost Town
Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attraction of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of main street, with the Livery Stable, and Victorian Home. Each is filled with thousands of fascinating artifacts. Ghost Town Museum delights young and old with lots of hands on activities, including old time arcades, panning for real gold (summer months), and much, much, more.
- See More at
Ghost Town History
Ghost Town Museum was created in 1954 to preserve a piece of Colorado's Wild West heritage.
In 1858 the cry Pikes Peak or Bust opened up the heartland of the Colorado territory to the gold prospector. Gold mining became a significant factor that led to the statehood of Colorado. The miners and the people who provided services to them quickly populated the western frontier of the United States. They needed transportation, and before long the twin steel ribbons of the railroads were pushing into the mountains to transport ore for processing.
Towns sprang up overnight and by the 1860's and 1870's people had blanketed the west. It was a rough and tumble time. Small encampments became small towns. Small cities along the rocky mountain Front Range provided a central location for supplies and services. The search for gold drove prospectors to every mountain valley, and every mountain peak. If gold or silver were not located, or if the mines played out, the towns were often abandoned to become ghost towns.
Little by little the raw spirit of the frontier died down. By the time gold was discovered in Cripple Creek in 1891, the frontier was almost gone. Today almost nothing remains of those exciting days of the old west. A scattered pile of old lumber, a tumbled pile of rocks marking an old mine, an occasional wagon wheel or a piece of equipment. The rip roaring camps of 100 years ago have become ghost towns now only a memory of a bygone era.
Wings of Freedom and National WWII Aviation Museum Colorado Springs
Wings of Freedom and National WWII Aviation Museum Colorado Springs, CO.
HO Scale Open Pit Mine - Tim Dumas' Bingham Canyon mine and the Ophir Tintic & Western winter show
We are off to Tim Dumas' layout of the Kennecott Bingham Canyon mine in HO scale. Modeled to the look of the mine in 1960 as the mine was replacing the electric locomotives with diesel locomotives bought from, and still painted for, dozens of railroads.
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We stop by the 2017 OT&W Ophir Tintic & Western Model RR Club winter show at Thanksgiving Point as well.
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Tim is a member of the Lark and Bingham Canyon groups, which is where we met him. He has an extensive collection of rare photos of Bingham Canyon which he has bound into books as a fun hobby. Screwing around with history books you could say!!
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Old Town Museum
We stopped at The Old Town Museum in Burlington Colorado. It's at the first rest area on 70 when you cross into Colorado. Turned out to be really cool!! They have 20 some buildings you can go into and a saloon with can can dancers and a live shoot out. $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for kids.
Rivers where you can still find gold
There's still gold in these hills
The gold rushes of the 19th century have long since ended, but there are still plenty of places you can hunt for the precious metal using a shovel, pan, metal detector and more. In fact, recreational gold mining is a pastime these days for many people, and for good reason: the largest nugget ever found in California was discovered by an amateur. Here are some key locations worldwide that you can still prospect for the yellow metal – you never know, you may get lucky and strike it rich.
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Wurlitzer Playing Piano Music Machine at the Wild West Ghost Town Colorado Springs
This player piano by Wurlitzer played it all..! The Ghost Town Wild West Museum in Colorado Springs, CO is a throwback in time and a fun way to learn about history and this Wild Era!
(This Footage is a Small Part of the Bigger Video - To watch, visit
Turn Your Watch Back 100 Years!
As a true preservation of Colorado's western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late1800's and early 1900's
An Authentic Ghost Town
Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attraction of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of main street, with the Livery Stable, and Victorian Home. Each is filled with thousands of fascinating artifacts. Ghost Town Museum delights young and old with lots of hands on activities, including old time arcades, panning for real gold (summer months), and much, much, more.
- See More at
Ghost Town History
Ghost Town Museum was created in 1954 to preserve a piece of Colorado's Wild West heritage.
In 1858 the cry Pikes Peak or Bust opened up the heartland of the Colorado territory to the gold prospector. Gold mining became a significant factor that led to the statehood of Colorado. The miners and the people who provided services to them quickly populated the western frontier of the United States. They needed transportation, and before long the twin steel ribbons of the railroads were pushing into the mountains to transport ore for processing.
Towns sprang up overnight and by the 1860's and 1870's people had blanketed the west. It was a rough and tumble time. Small encampments became small towns. Small cities along the rocky mountain Front Range provided a central location for supplies and services. The search for gold drove prospectors to every mountain valley, and every mountain peak. If gold or silver were not located, or if the mines played out, the towns were often abandoned to become ghost towns.
Little by little the raw spirit of the frontier died down. By the time gold was discovered in Cripple Creek in 1891, the frontier was almost gone. Today almost nothing remains of those exciting days of the old west. A scattered pile of old lumber, a tumbled pile of rocks marking an old mine, an occasional wagon wheel or a piece of equipment. The rip roaring camps of 100 years ago have become ghost towns now only a memory of a bygone era.