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Real history
Caribou was established about 1870 for miners at the Caribou silver mine, sold to Dutch investors for $3 million in 1871, by Wikipedia's account; Nederland's town history dates the sale to the Dutch company to 1873 (Town of Nederland). Fire destroyed the town in 1879; by the 1920s fewer than 50 people lived there, and the post office closed in 1917. It was completely deserted by 1970 (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.
Then and now
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Public access
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