Gilman - Colorado Ghost Town

GILMAN

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

COMMENTS: Total ghost; private property with no public access; trespassers will be prosecuted. Update: We were told by a Jeep-tour guide that the EPA closed the place down because of the prodigious amounts of contaminated waste that this "company" town was dumping into the ground and the river in the gorge. No trepassing signs are posted at the gates from Highway 24 and the authorities will yank anyone off the premises if they know you are there. This is usually given away by your vehicle being parked somewhere along the road near the site which is in the middle of a long, no access portion of the highway. Our guide told us, however, that people have been known to illegally access the site via mountain bike Submitted by: Dick and Carol Oakes.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

Gillman was founded in 1886 and is still not exactly a ghost town. The town is perched on the side of Battle Mountain and had as many as 2000 residents during its boom years. Most of the cabins were built on the side of the steep hill and steps were constructed up the cliff to gain access to the mines. Half of Gillman was destroyed by fire in 1899 including a hotel, the schoolhouse and most of the business section. However, as recently as 1950 production was valued at nearly 13 million dollars and was well above five million in 1953. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth. Update: in 1984, Gilman was abandoned and closed to the public while being cleared of mining pollutants. Zinc and lead were mined here.	Gilman Courtesy Chevyracer Gilman Courtesy Chevyracer Gilman Courtesy Chevyracer Gilman Courtesy Chevyracer Gilman Courtesy Chevyracer Very Spooky to walk through this town Courtesy Tessa Looking up Main Street Courtesy Tessa Teeter-Totter Courtesy Tessa Abandoned mining town Courtesy Candace Cairo A ghostly encounter caught on film Courtesy Tessa

Gillman was founded in 1886 and is still not exactly a ghost town. The town is perched on the side of Battle Mountain and had as many as 2000 residents during its boom years. Most of the cabins were built on the side of the steep hill and steps were constructed up the cliff to gain access to the mines. Half of Gillman was destroyed by fire in 1899 including a hotel, the schoolhouse and most of the business section. However, as recently as 1950 production was valued at nearly 13 million dollars and was well above five million in 1953. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

Update: in 1984, Gilman was abandoned and closed to the public while being cleared of mining pollutants. Zinc and lead were mined here.

Gilman
Courtesy Chevyracer

Very Spooky to walk through this town
Courtesy Tessa

Looking up Main Street
Courtesy Tessa

Teeter-Totter
Courtesy Tessa

Abandoned mining town
Courtesy Candace Cairo

A ghostly encounter caught on film
Courtesy Tessa

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