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Exploring Colorado’s ghost towns

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KEOTA GHOST TOWN ON EASTERN PLAINS
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The ghost town of Keota.

Colorado is full of ghost towns -- abandoned for all sorts of reasons. For our series Colorado Wonders, a listener asks about some that are worth a visit. So we called an expert: Kenneth Jessen has seen, photographed, and written books about ghost towns across the state. He spoke with Mike Lamp.