Why did Animas Forks become a ghost town?
Locals had to dig tunnels to get from building to building. Mining, speculation and processing mills spurred Animas Forks’ growth. But by 1910, most of the mining had stopped in the area. Animas Forks was a ghost town by the 1920s. What was mined in Animas Forks? The Silver Mines The town’s silver mines near…