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Minotaur
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< on 4/22/2006 5:50 PM >
|  | | | I'm aware that there are a lot of ghost towns in utah and was curious to find some more info on existing ghost towns, locations, favorites, tips, and the like. if you have any info please share.
-The Minotaur |
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Collector
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SLC, Utah
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<Reply # 1 on 4/22/2006 8:52 PM >
| | | | I would strongly recommend that you get a book. There are so many ghost towns (and semi-active towns that are essentially ghost towns) that it would be impossible to list them all. One that I like is called “The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns” by Stephan L. Carr. It is a little dated, but has some really good historical information, and a ton of sites listed.
Where in the state are you located? If you are in Salt Lake you could head out towards Tooele and hit Ophir and a few others in the area. Ophir is an old mining town that has had a little bit of a revival in recent years, so there are quite a few people living there. It is still interesting though and many of the old structures are still in place.
Another site that is a little bit of a drive is Spring Canyon right outside of Helper (on the way to Moab). There were multiple towns up this relatively small canyon. A great deal is gone, but there still some quite interesting ruins and artifacts.
Another place that I have heard about but never been to is Thomson, which I think is near Green River. The town of Thomson itself is essentially abandoned, and there is another ghost town right near there (Sego Canyon I think?).
There are just few of the hundreds of possibilities. Like I said, a book is great, and if you just cruise around any rural parts of the state you are bound to find small towns that are for all intents and purposes “ghost towns”.
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Nemesis
location:
Utah
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<Reply # 2 on 4/24/2006 3:27 AM >
| | | | Minotaur, I think I have just what your looking for.
This link has been the most informative one that I have found
http://www.ghostto.../states/ut/ut.html
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Nemesis
location:
Utah
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<Reply # 4 on 4/24/2006 3:33 AM >
| | | | if you just cruise around any rural parts of the state you are bound to find small towns that are for all intents and purposes “ghost towns”.
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OOHHH!!!! That has Children Of The Corn, written all over it
WHEN DO WE LEAVE????
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Minotaur
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 5 on 4/25/2006 3:01 AM >
| | | | nice. those sites are great. thanks ya'll. i'll have to take a trip to Barnes and Noble and get myself some reading material!
-The Minotaur |
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BLUEVALK
location:
Utah County,UTAH
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 6 on 4/25/2006 10:24 PM >
| | | | | If you are in Salt Lake you could head out towards Tooele and hit Ophir and a few others in the area. Ophir is an old mining town that has had a little bit of a revival in recent years, so there are quite a few people living there. It is still interesting though and many of the old structures are still in place. |
Not sure how much mine exploring fits in the U.E. category but in my opinion- anyone who loves to explore-LOVES TO EXPLORE! Anyway, many years back two friend and I ventured through Ophir and located a mine we were looking for. To make a long story short, We spent almost 8 hours walking several miles through the mine, finding underground streams, bridges, mining amenities and even found a small box containing blasting caps. To bad we didnt find any actual dynamite never-the-less the caps were pretty loud when thrown in a campfire. Besides not too sure how much I really want to deal with unstable, sweating dynamite. Really cool trip though.
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Jonsered
   
location:
Back in New Mexico where I belong
Gender: Male
Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
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<Reply # 7 on 4/25/2006 10:29 PM >
| | | | Posted by BLUEVALK
To bad we didnt find any actual dynamite never-the-less the caps were pretty loud when thrown in a campfire.
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You've got to be shitting me, right? I love mines, but damn, dude.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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kinkydawg
location:
East Petpeswick, Nova SCotia
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 8 on 7/2/2006 11:11 PM >
| | | | We went to Grafton a couple of years back. Great spot. Interesting cemetery - many folks died on the same day due to an Indian attack. The place was not easy to find though, had to be persistent.
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Jonsered
location:
Back in New Mexico where I belong
Gender: Male
Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
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<Reply # 9 on 7/3/2006 7:33 PM >
| | | | Posted by kinkydawg
We went to Grafton a couple of years back.
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Grafton New Mexico? If so, you and I may be the only living people who have found it.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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kinkydawg
location:
East Petpeswick, Nova SCotia
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 10 on 2/25/2007 11:07 PM >
| | | | No, it was Grafton, Utah, (near Rockville.) Type it into Google maps. I'd love to back down that way and do some more poking around.
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Autobot_Octane
location:
American Fork
Gender: Male
Autobot Pimp
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<Reply # 11 on 9/15/2007 1:53 AM >
| | | | like bluevalk said, ophir is an old town with plenty to explore. my first weekend here in utah, i decided to find an alternate route to tooele and found both mercur and ophir. the only thing left in mercur is a graveyard that is just south of the mercur entrance, but ophir is definitely more alluring to explore. there is a section of ruins on the north side of the road that leads up there, as well as the mine, although ive never been able to access it due to not having the proper vehicle.( a pontiac just doesnt go through water streams and rocky terrain too easy) check it out on the acme mapper. you just need a good eye
He who says, "Impossible", didn't do it right. |
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Rascal Rooster
Wish you were here
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<Reply # 12 on 9/16/2007 11:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by Collector
One that I like is called “The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns” by Stephan L. Carr. It is a little dated, but has some really good historical information, and a ton of sites listed.
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Ha. I actually spent a good chunk of the past year going through that book (among others), finding the locations on google earth and then putting them in my big map of UE adventure places in this state.
You outta sign up on the Utah UE forums and start a thread about local ghost towns. I've been to more than a handful of the ones in that book and know which are bullshit and which are worth seeing, among those I've personally been to, anyway.
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Collector
location:
SLC, Utah
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<Reply # 13 on 9/17/2007 8:31 PM >
| | | | I am actually registered on that board, although I don't post much. I like the Carr book, but I think the last revision was in the 70s, so there is not much left of many of the towns anymore. I would be interested in what other books you have found, it seems like there are not many with very up-to-date info.
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secret
location:
St. Paul, MN
Gender: Male
| | Re: Utah Ghost towns?
<Reply # 15 on 9/19/2007 1:50 AM >
| | | | Pictures anyone?
Some girls should just be happy they were invited to the prom.. |
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