Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway
Uravan City, CO

The town of Uravan, established in 1936, was named during the mining boom when uranium and vanadium were milled. The uranium from this area was used in the construction of the first atomic bombs. Once a booming town, few structures remain today. Environmental reclamation and mill tailing clean up was just completed and it is hard to tell uranium tailings saturated this area.