▁the ▁Co pper ▁Range ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁also ▁provided ▁passenger ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁operated ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁a ▁major ▁rail road ▁line , ▁Fred a ▁became ▁a ▁hol iday ▁vac ation ▁spot . ▁The ▁Fred a ▁Park ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁fund ed ▁completely ▁by ▁the ▁Co pper ▁Range ▁Rail road . ▁It ▁maintained ▁the ▁title ▁as ▁the ▁clean est ▁and ▁best ▁maintained ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁Co pper ▁Country . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁pe op les ' ▁reli ance ▁on ▁the ▁rail road ▁system , ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁on ▁Labor ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁thus ▁hand ic apping ▁the ▁Fred a ▁community . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Daily ▁M ining ▁Gazette , ▁a ▁rep orter ▁simply ▁stated , ▁“ ... only ▁the ▁files ▁of ▁newsp apers , ▁books , ▁and ▁period ical s ▁will ▁be ▁m ute ▁evidence ▁to ▁days ▁enjoyed ▁of ▁y est ery ear .” ▁ ▁The ▁closing ▁of ▁Fred a ▁Park ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁beginning . ▁The ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁Champion ▁mines ▁and ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁autom obile ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁Fred a . ▁Based ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁rail road ▁system ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁min ing ▁companies , ▁the