Swallows Colorado was a beautiful and lush farming community along the Arkansas River west of a Pueblo.
Incorporated in the 1860s, the town thrived for nearly a half century. The devastating flood of 1921 nearly wiped the existence of the town downstream. Barely hanging on and not moving forward to rebuild, the party office closed in the 40s, leaving the town razed.
Plans to build a reservoir in the 70s was the final farewell to the town. The last of the buildings were bulldozed to make way for the plans.
The cemetery above is all that really remains is the town. It’s my understanding that 21 of the graves are from another nearby cemetery that was relocated to build the reservoir.
The last clip shows the location below the cemetery where to town one was.
I found quite a few articles about this town, one mentioning the ancient ruins and pictographs from the Utes raising in the valley long ago. The art panels were moved to the Abbey In Canon City for a time, then misplaced. They are now on display at Southern Colorado Heritage Center. Sounds like another story to me!
More to come on this!
Not Forgotten Colorado 
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