Victor - Colorado Ghost Town

VICTOR

NAME: Victor
COUNTY: Teller
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 5
CLIMATE: Cold winter with snow, mild summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Near Colorado Springs, Semi-ghost.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

The first mines in the area to be later called Victor were discovered in 1891 and 1892. At first, there was no thought of creating a town but, as the population increased, it grew into a town. The new town was named Victor, after an early homesteader named Victor C. Adams. But the names to be long remembered in the early history of Victor are those of the Woods brothers, Frank M. and Harry E. Some say they were scoundrels. Others say they were pillars of the community. Either way, the Woods brothers were promoters. It was they who did as much as anyone to develop Victor as a competitor to its sister but larger city, Cripple Creek. During its boom days, Victor had several churches, Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows and Unions. Some of its early buildings are well preserved and the town warrants a visit. Victor is located just south of Cripple Creek. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth. Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Sunnyside Cemetery Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Mining Area Courtesy Dolores Steele	Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Victor Courtesy Dolores Steele Inside the Victor Hotel elevator Courtesy Candace Cairo

The first mines in the area to be later called Victor were discovered in 1891 and 1892. At first, there was no thought of creating a town but, as the population increased, it grew into a town. The new town was named Victor, after an early homesteader named Victor C. Adams. But the names to be long remembered in the early history of Victor are those of the Woods brothers, Frank M. and Harry E. Some say they were scoundrels. Others say they were pillars of the community. Either way, the Woods brothers were promoters. It was they who did as much as anyone to develop Victor as a competitor to its sister but larger city, Cripple Creek. During its boom days, Victor had several churches, Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows and Unions. Some of its early buildings are well preserved and the town warrants a visit. Victor is located just south of Cripple Creek. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

Victor
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Sunnyside Cemetery
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Victor
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Mining Area
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Victor
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Inside the Victor Hotel elevator
Courtesy Candace Cairo

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