Trump, Colorado Explained

Trump, Colorado
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:State of Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Park County
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:9436
Coordinates:38.8492°N -105.7883°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:191366

Trump is a ghost town in Park County, Colorado, United States.

History

Trump was an agricultural and ranching settlement which prospered during the 1920s and early 1930s.[1] [2]

Trump had a store, and a post office which served neighboring ranches. Trump also hosted rodeo competitions between local ranch hands.[1] [2]

The population of Trump had declined to three people by 1936.[2]

In 1937, a unique sandstone was identified in the vicinity by J. H. Johnson, and was named "Trump conglomerate" after the nearby settlement.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Park County Local History Archives . Park County . Arcadia . 2015 . 69, 120. 9781467132459 .
  2. Book: McConnell Simmons, Virginia . Bayou Salado . University Press of Colorado . 2011 . 9781457109447 .
  3. Book: Keroher, Grace C. . Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1936-1960, Part 3 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 1966 . 3966.
  4. Book: Barkmann . Peter E. . Sterne . Edward J. . Dechesne . Marieke . Houck . Karen J. . 2016 . Keller . Stephen M. . Morgan . Matthew L. . South Park, Colorado: The Interplay Of Tectonics And Sedimentation Creates One Of Colorado's Crown Jewels . Unfolding The Geology Of The West . Geological Society of America . 162. 9780813700441 .