Querida, Colorado

Querida, Colorado and the Bassick mine 1880s

Querida, Colorado and the Bassick mine 1880s

Querida Details

Status: Ghost Town

Elevation: 8,986 Feet (2,739 meters)

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State: Colorado

County: View Custer County Mines

Date Settled: Late 1870s

Current Population: none

Peak Population: na

Commodity: Silver

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Querida History

Querida was founded by Edmund C. Bassick , discoverer of the rich Bassick silver mine. The town was prosperous in the 1880s.

Querida had a post office from 1880 to 1906. Today Querida is a ghost town.

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