Berwind, Colorado

Berwind
Mining ghost town
Row of houses in Berwind
Row of houses in Berwind
Berwind is located in Colorado
Berwind
Berwind
Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°18′30″N 104°37′06″W / 37.3084°N 104.6183°W / 37.3084; -104.6183 (Berwind)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLas Animas
Established1888
Elevation
6,542 ft (1,994 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
81082[1]
GNIS feature ID194570[2]

Berwind is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, nestled in Berwind Canyon 3.1 miles (5.0 km) southwest of Ludlow and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Trinidad. The settlement was founded in 1888 as a company town for the Colorado Coal & Iron Company and, from 1892, was operated by the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. It was a battle site in October 1913 and April 1914 during the Colorado Coalfield War, housing a Colorado National Guard encampment during the latter stages of the conflict.[3]: 118 

  1. ^ "Berwind Ruins, Las Animas County, Colorado". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Berwind Ruins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Martelle, Scott (2007). Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-4419-9.

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