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Parkville, Summit County, Colorado
Ghost town in Summit County, Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parkville (also known as Park City)[1] is a ghost town located in, and the original county seat of, Summit County, Colorado, United States. Parkville was a gold mining camp that flourished from 1860 to 1866 near the confluence of the middle and south forks of the Swan River.[2]
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![]() Hydraulic mining on Farncomb Hill above Parkville, Colorado. This process ultimately led to the town being buried under waste rock. | |
Coordinates: 39.4989°N 105.9500°W / 39.4989; -105.9500[lower-alpha 1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Summit County |
Elevation | 9,980 ft (3,040 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 0 |
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