Tiger,_Colorado

Tiger, Colorado

Tiger, Colorado

Ghost town in Summit County, Colorado

Tiger is an extinct town in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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A post office called Tiger was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1940.[3] The community took its name from the Royal Tiger Mines Company.[4] The town site was destroyed before 1995 by the Forest Service in order to be used as a snowmobile track.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tiger, (historical) in Summit County CO". CO HomeTownLocator. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Tiger, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. March 1, 1995. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 49.
  5. [5]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiger (historical)


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