Garo is an extinct town in South Park in Park County, Colorado, United States. The Garo post office operated from January 29, 1880, until February 28, 1955.
Description
The now ghost town is about north of Hartsel and south of Fairplay along Colorado Highway 9, at an elevation of .
The community was named after its founder, the area ranchers Marie Guiraud, and for her late husband, Louis Adolfe Guiraud, both natives of France.Laura King Van Dusen, "Marie Guiraud: 1860s Pioneer, Mother of Ten, Widowed at Forty-five, Amassed One of the Largest Estates in Park County Up to 1909", Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past (Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2013), , pp. 15-20.
Notable people Cleo Spurlock Wallace
See also
Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists List of ghost towns in Colorado List of post offices in Colorado Outline of Colorado
References
External links
State of Colorado History Colorado