HESPERUS

NAME: Hesperus
COUNTY: La Plata
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Snow in winter, pleasant summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer.
COMMENTS: Right on the paved highway, semi-ghost
REMAINS: Many original buildings, most occupied.
Hesperus was mainly a coal mining town. John A. Porter started the Hesperus Coal company in 1882. the Rio Grand and Southern Railroad had a stop here and named it Hesperus for nearby Hesperus peak. Today, there is still coal mining and a few residents inhabit the buildings. Submitted by: Todd Underwood
Hesperus - July 2000
Todd Underwood

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