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Mayday, Colorado

Mayday, Colorado

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Mayday is a ghost town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1] It was named for the Mayday Mine.[2]

County Road 124 in Mayday and the La Plata Mountains, April 2020

History

The Mayday post office opened on September 4, 1913, but closed on December 31, 1914.[3]

Geography

Mayday is located at 37.3506°N 108.0767°W / 37.3506; -108.0767 (Mayday). It lies 8,734 feet (2,662 m) above sea level.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayday
  2. [2]
    "Mayday - Colorado Ghost Town". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
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