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Hugo Colorado Townsite - Ghost town
Okay, not quite a Ghost Town but when I saw the roundhouse that was built in 1909 I could not resist stopping and taking a few photos. The Colorado Historical Society is assisting with the renovations in cooperation with the Lincoln County and Roundhouse Preservation Inc. Can't wait to see the final outcome. Hugo began as a stop on the Smokey Hill Stage line and was called Willow Springs. The Railroad, Kansas Pacific, (KP) came through in 1870 and a post office was established in 1871 naming the town Hugo after an early pioneer, Hugo Richards. It was also the county seat and in 1903 Teddy Roosevelt stopped for a cowboy breakfast on May 7th.
Photos Courtesy of Mike Sinnwell December 2008
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