INDEPENDENCE

NAME: Independence
COUNTY: Custer
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Hot in sumer, cold in winter
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Fall or spring
COMMENTS:
REMAINS: Nothing remains
Independence was a government town built in 1892. In the first 2 months it had three robberies. Had a population of nearly 300 in 1900 but by 1902 was fast becoming a ghost town. It died completely when bypassed by the railroad. Submitted by: Angie Primmer

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