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Artist fixes up ghost town near Utah-Colorado line

Related Topics: Utah, Colorado, Cisco, Interstate 70

Cisco • An artist is trying to revitalize an abandoned old railroad town in eastern Utah by refurbishing dilapidated buildings and converting them into residences for artists.

Eileen Muza is the sole resident of Cisco, Utah, a scattering of old buildings in the high desert 30 miles west of the Colorado line, KUTV reports. The town was created in the 1880s as a fill-station for a railroad, but died off when Interstate 70 was built a few miles north.

Muza first became fascinated by the town when she visited it while on vacation.