RAMAH

NAME: Ramah COUNTY: El Paso ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Cold winter, with frequent snowfalls. Mild summers, evening storms occur almost daily. BEST TIME TO VISIT: April through October. Possible storms in winter.

COMMENTS: Population 120 in 2008. Located in Colorado's High Plains, a major ranching area. Most buildings are occupied, although there are many homes and businesses that are long abandoned and some are virtually untouched. An abandoned general store contains old merchandise from decades ago, never having been removed. REMAINS: Many buildings, most occupied, but many abandoned decades ago.

Ramah began as a small railroading town in the late 1800s. During it's peak, it was home to several hundred residents. Eventually, by the mid-1900s, the railroad was shut down, and Ramah suffered, since the railroad connected it to the Colorado Springs, forty miles to the southwest. Despite it's decline, Ramah continues to exist, with ranching as the mainstay of it's economy. Submitted by: Dallin Burnett

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