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{{short description|Unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado, United States}}
{{short description|Former railway junction in Park County, Colorado, United States}}
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[[File:Train depot at Alma Junction in the early 1900s - DPLA - 0b5a3b9d6b602d7d6876fd47e7559fc3.jpg|thumb|right|Train depot at Alma Junction in the early 1900s]]
'''Alma Junction''' was the terminal of the [[Fairplay, Colorado|Fairplay]]–[[Alma, Colorado|Alma]] branch of the [[Colorado and Southern]] railway in [[Colorado]] in the United States, which has been abandoned since the early 20th century.{{sfn|Singewald|Butler|1941|p=35}}
The depot closed in 1924, and the branch itself in 1937.{{sfn|Simmons|2011|p=147}}
It was also known as '''London Junction''', and according to timetables published in November 1883 there were two trains per day between it and Garos.{{sfn|Poor|1949|p=333}}


The spur line of the railway, through [[Park City, Colorado|Park City]] up to the London Mines, had been completed in 1882, the Mines themselves having been established in the 1870s.{{sfn|Massey|Wilson|2006|p=72}}
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By 1884, a small town of some 150 people had grown up around the depot.{{sfn|Massey|Wilson|2006|p=72}}
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'''Alma Junction''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Park County, Colorado|Park County]], [[Colorado]], United States,.<ref name="gnis">{{gnis|180004|Alma Junction}}</ref><ref name="usgs map">{{cite map|url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/img4/ht_icons/overlay/CO/CO_Alma_232080_1994_24000_geo.jpg|title=Alma|year=1998|author=United States Geological Survey|authorlink=United States Geological Survey|scale=1:24,000|type=Tyopgraphic map|location=Reston, Virginia|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=October 1, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Train depot at Alma Junction in the early 1900s - DPLA - 0b5a3b9d6b602d7d6876fd47e7559fc3.jpg|thumb|left|Train depot at Alma Junction in the early 1900s]]

The community is located about {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} southeast of the town of [[Alma, Colorado|Alma]] and about {{convert|4|mi|km}} northwest of [[Fairplay, Colorado|Fairplay]]. The [[Middle Fork South Platte River]] and [[Colorado State Highway 9]] both run along the eastern edge of the community, while Mosquito Pass Road ([[County Road 12 (Park County, Colorado)|CR&nbsp;12]]) and the [[Mosquito Creek (Park County, Colorado)|Mosquito Creek]] both pass through the middle of the community.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alma+Junction,+CO+80440/@39.2675055,-106.0540725,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x876ae94b90b3b037:0x9a2f63cf3cec018d!8m2!3d39.2674897!4d-106.0452963?hl=en|title=Alma Junction, Colorado 80440|accessdate=October 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="usgs map"/>

==History==
The arrival of the [[Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad]] in 1882 was not only a boost to the community, but surrounding settlements as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southparkheritage.org/alma/|title=Alma|website=southparkheritage.org|accessdate=October 1, 2022}}</ref>{{clear left}}

==In popular culture==
In February 2020, [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]] announced they were working on a film entitled ''[[The Book of Mormon (film)#Production|Alma Junction]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discussingfilm.net/2020/02/16/trey-parker-matthew-stone-set-to-direct-alma-junction-for-scott-rudin-productions-exclusive/|title=Trey Parker & Matthew Stone Set To Direct ‘Alma Junction’ For Scott Rudin Productions (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Fisher|first=Jacob|website=discussingfilm.net|date=February 16, 2020|accessdate=October 7, 2022}}</ref> Since the community of Alma Junction is located near the [[List of fictional towns in animation|fictional small town]] of South Park (the [[South Park|title]] and subject of successful animated [[Television show|television series]] and movie by Trey Parker and Stone),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/06/south-park-sex-studies|title=Young offenders: For ten years, ''South Park'' has tackled America’s idiocies through violence, swearing and son|last= Griffiths|first=Eric|work=[[New Statesman]]|date=June 21, 2007|accessdate=February 21, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627133812/https://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/06/south-park-sex-studies|archive-date=June 27, 2021|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> there was speculation as to whether the movie would involve the community or was Alma Junction just a [[working title]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2490530/why-matt-stone-and-trey-parker-really-need-to-make-that-book-of-mormon-movie|title=Why Trey Parker And Matt Stone Really Need To Make That Book Of Mormon Movie|last=Ashton|first=Will|website=cinemablend.com|date=February 24, 2020|accessdate=October 7, 2022}}</ref> Popular contemplation, which later proved correct, was the production for ''[[The Book of Mormon (film)|The Book of Mormon]]'', a movie adaptation of the theatrical musical comedy, ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]''.<ref name="movieweb">{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/book-of-mormon-movie-matt-stone-trey-parker/|title=Are South Park Creators Matt Stone & Trey Parker Finally Making The Book of Mormon Movie?: Trey Parker and Matt Stone are directing a new live-action movie, though its title may be a misdirection for what it actually is.|last=Tanenbaum|first=Ross|website=movieweb.com|publisher=[[MovieWeb]]|date=May 19, 2021|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal-inline|Colorado}}

==References==
==References==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book|ref={{harvid|PCLHA|2015}}|title=Park County|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2015|author1=Park County Local History Archives|isbn=9781467132459}}
* {{cite book|title=Bayou Salado|author1-first=Virginia McConnell|author1-last=Simmons|publisher=University Press of Colorado|year=2011|isbn=9781457109447}}
* {{cite magazine|magazine=Bulletin|publisher=United States Geological Survey|title=Ore deposits in the vicinity of the London fault of Colorado|author1-first=Quentin Dreyer|author1-last=Singewald|author2-first=Bert Sylvenus|author2-last=Butler|year=1941|issue=911|doi=10.3133/b911}}
* {{cite book|title=Denver, South Park & Pacific: A History of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad and Allied Narrow Gauge Lines of the Colorado & Southern Railway Company|author1-first=Meredith Clarence|author1-last=Poor|publisher=Rocky Mountain Railroad Club|year=1949}}
* {{cite book|title=Colorado Trails North&ndash;Central Region|author1-first=Peter|author1-last=Massey|author2-first=Jeanne|author2-last=Wilson|publisher=Adler Publishing|year=2006|isbn=9781930193116}}
{{refend}}


== Further reading ==
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* {{cite book|title=Colorado Ghost Towns: Past and Present|author1-first=Robert L.|author1-last=Brown|publisher=Caxton Press|year=1972|isbn=9780870045301|chapter=London Junction|pages=164&ndash;168}}
{{refend}}
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 22 November 2023

39°16′03″N 106°02′43″W / 39.26750°N 106.04528°W / 39.26750; -106.04528

Train depot at Alma Junction in the early 1900s

Alma Junction was the terminal of the Fairplay–Alma branch of the Colorado and Southern railway in Colorado in the United States, which has been abandoned since the early 20th century.[1] The depot closed in 1924, and the branch itself in 1937.[2] It was also known as London Junction, and according to timetables published in November 1883 there were two trains per day between it and Garos.[3]

The spur line of the railway, through Park City up to the London Mines, had been completed in 1882, the Mines themselves having been established in the 1870s.[4] By 1884, a small town of some 150 people had grown up around the depot.[4] It had an ore processing works,[4][5] and for a short period between 1910 and 1912 (because of the death of its owner George Moe) a smelter.[5]

References

  1. ^ Singewald & Butler 1941, p. 35.
  2. ^ Simmons 2011, p. 147.
  3. ^ Poor 1949, p. 333.
  4. ^ a b c Massey & Wilson 2006, p. 72.
  5. ^ a b PCLHA 2015, p. 84.

Sources

  • Park County Local History Archives (2015). Park County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467132459.
  • Simmons, Virginia McConnell (2011). Bayou Salado. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9781457109447.
  • Singewald, Quentin Dreyer; Butler, Bert Sylvenus (1941). "Ore deposits in the vicinity of the London fault of Colorado". Bulletin. No. 911. United States Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/b911.
  • Poor, Meredith Clarence (1949). Denver, South Park & Pacific: A History of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad and Allied Narrow Gauge Lines of the Colorado & Southern Railway Company. Rocky Mountain Railroad Club.
  • Massey, Peter; Wilson, Jeanne (2006). Colorado Trails North–Central Region. Adler Publishing. ISBN 9781930193116.

Further reading

  • Brown, Robert L. (1972). "London Junction". Colorado Ghost Towns: Past and Present. Caxton Press. pp. 164–168. ISBN 9780870045301.

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