Rockwell's Station
Rockwell Station , 12 miles south of travlers rest in Salt Lake County, was first known as Utah Brewery because of a Brewery Built near the Point of The Mountain, Which seperates Great Salt Lake and Utah Valley. The Brewe... ghosttowns.com
Highland Boy
One of many mines started in 1873. Many Yugoslavians, Basques, Italians and English lived here. Many stores, saloons, and boarding houses.Best remembered for the great fires and snowslides. Miss Ada Duhigg, deconess at Hi... ghosttowns.com
Bingham
First discovered around 1848, by 1873 $2 million dollars worth of gold was dug out. By 1900 gold and silver mining was put on the back burners and copper became king. The Kennecott Copper Corporation soon took over. By 19... ghosttowns.com
Us (United States Smelting & Refining Co.)
The site of the "Big Grove" a group giant trees (now extinct)that were logged in 1850's by Mormons to build Salt Lake. In 1863 Ogilvie,an apostate Mormon, 24 other Mormons and General Connor conspired to develope the mine... ghosttowns.com
Garfield
This company-owned copper-smelting town was located on SH 201 midway between Magna (to west of I-80) and the junction with I-80. Garfield was founded around 1906 and as late as 1950 was still a major town with 2123 folk... history.rootsweb
Copperfield
The town of Copperfield was located up Bingham Canyon. The town site was consumed by the immense and ongoing mining operations of the Kennecott Copper Corporation. First called Upper Bingham later called Copperfield becau... ghosttowns.com
Lark
Around 1971 people started moving away after the last mines were closed. In 1977 Kennecott who had built the town began dumping its tailings there. The town once had a population of over 800 people. (These Photos were tak... ghosttowns.com
Scranton
Located up Barlow canyon this town was established in 1908 around a Lead and Zinc mine. The population was around 100. (These Photos were taken Aug 1990) No one lives here. Submitted by Bob Bezzant. ghosttowns.com
Telegraph
Mining began in 1873 on what is called the Giant Chief fissure in Bear Gulch. Located 1/2 mile above Copperfield Submitted by: Eugene H. Halverson ghosttowns.com
Devil's Slide
In 1904 a mountain of limestone was discovered by Aman Moore. Several prominent area men recognized the value of limestone in the production of Portland Cement (an ingredient used in the making of concrete). They formed a... ghosttowns.com
Alta
Silver ore was first discovered here in 1864. By 1873 there were 26 saloons in town. The town was called Alta because of its altitude. The population was upwards of 5000 people at times. The mines ran out and by 1895 the ... ghosttowns.com