Dearfield, Colorado

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Keywords: Dearfield Colorado, Dearfield, Ghost towns, Ghost towns in Colorado, Black Homestead Settlements, Colorado ghost towns, Colorado's most interesting ghost town, Colorado's most interesting ghost towns, Forgotten Colorado history, unknown Colorado History

Id: TItd_7MeM2A

Length: 13min 22sec (802 seconds)

Published: Mon May 25 2020