Cokedale is nestled eight miles west of Trinidad where it began as a 100 man tent colony in 1899. By 1901 it was bought out by Guggenheims’ and proclaimed to be “a model coal camp”. Ruins of coking ovens can still be seen today across the highway 12. Today, around 130 people call Cokedale home, living in the original homes built for the miners. (Video by Skyler Ballard)

Cokedale is nestled eight miles west of Trinidad where it began as a 100 man tent colony in 1899. By 1901 it was bought out by Guggenheims’ and proclaimed to be “a model coal camp”. Ruins of coking ovens can still be seen today across the highway 12. Today, around 130 people call Cokedale home, living in the original homes built for the miners. (Video by Skyler Ballard)