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The first mines in the area to be later
called Victor were discovered in 1891 and 1892. At first, there
was no thought of creating a town but, as the population increased,
it grew into a town. The new town was named Victor, after an
early homesteader named Victor C. Adams. But the names to be
long remembered in the early history of Victor are those of the
Woods brothers, Frank M. and Harry E. Some say they were scoundrels.
Others say they were pillars of the community. Either way, the
Woods brothers were promoters. It was they who did as much as
anyone to develop Victor as a competitor to its sister but larger
city, Cripple Creek. During its boom days, Victor had several
churches, Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows and Unions. Some of its early
buildings are well preserved and the town warrants a visit. Victor
is located just south of Cripple Creek. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.
Victor
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Victor
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Sunnyside Cemetery
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Victor
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Mining Area
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Old general store at the east end of Victor, Colorado. Sign reads "Corner Stop"
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ABandoned home on the east side of town
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On top of a hill overlooking town
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Faded house sits empty
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Old shack and truck - visible from Route 81
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Old shack with the deserted Victor High School at back (left)
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Rundown buildings just east of downtown
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Empty storefronts on a dirt road
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Deserted shack in Victor, Colorado
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Old house in Victor
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Deserted house in ruins
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Long porch on vacant house
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This house stands apart from the rest,. It's on Colo Road 84, above the Independence Mine, with the town of Victor to the south and Goldfield on the east
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The ghost town of Goldfield, Colorado, seen from a hill to the west
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Interior of shack on hill with the town of Victor visible through doorway
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Deserted house in Victor, Colorado
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Property with "for sale" sign
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A couple of wrecks (just before Halloween, 2009)
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Victor
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Victor
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Victor
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Victor
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Victor
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Victor
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Inside the Victor Hotel elevator
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House at the bottom of the hill
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A tiny old victorian house
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A huge old house in a residential area
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Across the street from the abandoned school
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And old storefront in Victor, Colorado (the "free" sign was gone a week later)
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This is just outside Victor
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An old house in Victor
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A rundown shack in Victor, Colorado
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Two story abandoned home
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Ancient cabins in Victor
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Long porch on vacant house
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Large, empty house near Independence Mine
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An old shack high above Victor, Colorado. It still has a bed frame and springs inside
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Same shack overlooking Victor. You get to this by driving to the old Independence Mine and parking in the visitors parking lot. Then you walk down the road (west) for a half mile or so.
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On the bottom of a dead-end street
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Wrecked real estate
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Abandoned houses
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Remains of shacks
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