Lost in Time: St. Elmo, Colorado's Haunted Past | Old West Ghost Towns...

When you look across the landscape of the modern day United States of America, the actual footprints of the wild west are few and far between. The industrial revolution truly changed the iconography and images of American frontiers, infrastructures, and communities at large.
That being said, not all that existed during the earliest eras in United States history are merely left in the dust of a more modern age. Ghost towns, especially those of long forgotten western settlements, are perfectly picturesque replicas of the spaces we once occupied all across the great plains and beyond.
In a way, ghost towns from the wild west are the best preserved footprints of the frontier we now only experience through textbooks and encyclopedias, their crumbling architecture and wayward atmospheres now the symbol of the period’s makeshift attitudes. If one thing is for certain, it’s that with every ghost town comes an incredibly rich story full of both optimistic beginnings and haunted endings, much like the general history of the wild west itself.
To gain a better picture of the types of ghost towns still left unpopulated across the barren, dusty plains born of the American frontier’s yesteryear, here is another fascinating ghost town with a deep yet haunted connection to the wild west.
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[@kevinhothan7328]

I've been to visit St Elmo many times over the years. I love feeding the chipmunks across from the General store. I've always had a wonderful time

[@user-sz8tx3vr3r]

My great grandfather was the postmaster of the town of Hancock. We still own the Little Jesse mine below the MM mine. I remember Ms Hartman ran the remaining store across from the Starks. I was invited to sing and demonstrate shooting a
Hawkin rifle on the anniversary. Lot of history there.

[@ElPatron42069]

RDR lets me go back in time a bit and try to relive this era

[@ewmhop]

GREAT STORYTELLING ON THE GHOST TOWN SIR.I FROM NEW ORLEANS SO I BELIEVE THE STORIES AS THE WHOLE CITY IS ONE BIG GHOST TOWN. TAKE CARE

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

We sincerely appreciate it! One day, we'll have to take a deeper dive into the frontier folk tales of New Orleans, a city filled to the brim with fascinating history.

[@cmcer1995]

Since I have lived around the BV area, and often return there to fish, and camp, and hunt, and hike I am very familiar with it. Around 4:50 I don't ever recall seeing that landscape, and also the steam locomotive was not a narrow gauge either as was the only trains using the Alpine Tunnel. At 5:35 does not look familiar either, nor was that a picture of the church at 7:10 in St Elmo. I was hoping to see some accurate video and history, but many pictures are not St Elmo. I am commenting early but will continue to watch this to the end. Well, I could only hang in there until 14:20, way too much unreliable information and pictures of other places as well.

[@scotsman6712]

Agree.ive been there three times.some of these photos are ridiculous

[@walterwhiteboy4257]

Why are the kids’ faces blurred? Not like they’re still alive to protect their identities for

[@tombrady8000]

Would love to hear stories about ghost towns from when the midwest and east coast were still considered a "frontier." Nothing wrong with old west ghost towns -- unfortunately many of them share the same story, usually involving a failed labor/mining camp or gold rush.
Regardless, another great installment!

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

The best part about having a channel called "Footprints of the Frontier" is the various interpretations of the term "frontier" as applied to American history. One day we will certainly tread back into the waters when all of the United States was considered an unexplored frontier.

[@ElPatron42069]

Dude I loveee stuff like this

[@speedandstyletony]

Name your town St Elmo and your sure to have a fire!

[@Paulftate]

👍🤙✌

[@mistyjames810]

🤠👍👍👍👍

[@yooper6161]

Is his name Tony Stark? If so thats badass

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

It's too bad they weren't iron miners...

[@jjdjj5392]

Why are their faces covered and not shown in the photos?

[@stephenyetman]

Yeah I'd move there tomorrow if I could

[@ticklescrotum7683]

Can we explore it

[@ConsciousCritter97]

Yes!

[@allenantonio4389]

This turn too BS about ghost