Altman - Colorado Ghost Town

ALTMAN

NAME: Altman
COUNTY: Teller
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 5
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow, cool summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Near Cripple Creek.
REMAINS: A few buildings

The first stamp mill in the Cripple Creek area was built by a Sam Altman after whom the town was named. One of the most bustling cities in the region around the turn of the century, Altman was composed almost exclusively of union miners and was one of the headquarters during the bloody strikes of 1894 and was the center of much labor violence during its lifetime. It is said violence was so common at one time, a busy undertaker offered to give group rates if all killings were done on Saturday. Altman was the highest incorporated town in the United States in its day. The town covered the entire top of a hill, had several hotels, restaurants and saloons. The American Eagle mine dominated the site and still does as only a few of the buildings of the city remain. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.	Isabella Mine Courtesy David Johnson

The first stamp mill in the Cripple Creek area was built by a Sam Altman after whom the town was named. One of the most bustling cities in the region around the turn of the century, Altman was composed almost exclusively of union miners and was one of the headquarters during the bloody strikes of 1894 and was the center of much labor violence during its lifetime. It is said violence was so common at one time, a busy undertaker offered to give group rates if all killings were done on Saturday. Altman was the highest incorporated town in the United States in its day. The town covered the entire top of a hill, had several hotels, restaurants and saloons. The American Eagle mine dominated the site and still does as only a few of the buildings of the city remain. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

Isabella Mine
Courtesy David Johnson

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