Editing Silverton, Colorado (section)

==== 1918 influenza pandemic ====
The [[Spanish flu|Spanish Flu]] arrived in Silverton near the end of October 1918, and quickly devastated the community. In a single week, 125 people, more than 5% of the town's population, perished from flu complications.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 28, 2020|title=The "Spanish" Flu of 1918|url=https://www.silvertonstandard.com/news/spanish-flu-1918|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=Silverton Standard|language=en}}</ref> By the time the pandemic waned the following March, 246 people had died, accounting to more than 10% of the population.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=In 1918, flu pandemic ravaged Southwest Colorado|url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/in-1918-flu-pandemic-ravaged-southwest-colorado/|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=Durango Herald|language=en-US}}</ref> This gave Silverton the dubious honor of having the highest mortality rate for the Spanish Flu in the entire nation.<ref name=":5" />