Ghost Towns of Utah
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- What is your favorite ghost town to visit and why?
Today we are discussing some of Utah's Ghost towns. Many towns come and go but for some reason, we can't seem to truly let them go. Below is a list of ghost towns I discussed in this video as well as a few left off the video. If you can think of any others that are located in the Oquirrh Mountain range please leave a comment.
Coonville
Bingham Canyon
Lark
Bauer
Jacob City
Ophir
West Dip (a branch of Mercur)
Mercur
Sunshine
Also here is a great youtube channel that covers a lot more depth into the town of Bingham Canyon - • 98. Panoramic Bingham ...
Hear is another link with great footage of the town of Bingham - • Bingham and Bingham Ca...
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A few years ago i visited Mercer. The road was very narrow and pretty sketchy. By the time i made it to the top it was dark. With a flashlight i was able to explore some of the old mining structures and pretty large tailings piles. I wasn't set up to camp so i ended up going back down late into the night. Pretty touch and go in my Dodge Dakota all alone.
Wow sounds fun!
@historyunexplored5312 It was a lot of fun, actually. Several times, I had to get out of the truck and decide the best approach around the narrow, hairpin turns, trying to keep at least three wheels with traction. It was a relief to see car headlights in the distance heading towards Stockton.
So if I ever visit Utah, these are the sites I'd love to see! Thanks so much. Love the voice🥰
Great writing and storytelling. Love your work!
great job with this! ive been curious about the ghost towns here for a while. excited to see more 👏🏽
I love ghost towns. I'm excited for part 2 😁
Loved this!
Another amazing video. You need to take to some of these places.
Love all your videos! Been in Magna for 12 years and did know most all of this. I too am a huge history buff! My neighbor was born and raised in Ophir. She talks about it all the time.
Thank you for sharing!
Mercur had actually burned twice there is a video called mercur the town that couldn’t stay dead that has a wonderful history but I’ve not been able to find a copy to replace the one I lost.
Thanks for the info! I’ll definitely go check it out
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I hope to see more videos on abandoned towns or even abandoned homes. Stay safe and God bless. 🙏 😊
More to come soon!
I really enjoy your story telling. Hope you come to Southern Utah for your next episode.
Ill see what I can do!
We homeschool and we’ve been doing Utah history right now and these videos are magic.
That’s great to hear.
Great video!
You should check out the ghost town of Frisco. There are a handful of structures still standing. Plus, some really cool coke ovens. Then, according to Linda Moulton Howe, a few canyons west of there is the site of a UFO crash. They built the Desert Research Experimental Station near the crash site. Pretty interesting stuff. Worth researching.
Very interesting! It’s on my radar so thanks for sharing!!
I’ve been living in magna for almost 4 years, how am I just learning about this😅😂
I wouldn't know if i wasn't looking for it!
These are really good videos and I love the topics. This channels awesome
Glad you enjoy it!
What happened to Lark?
Same as Bingham, buried under tailings from Kennecott.
I believe Lark wasn’t actually buried by the tailings. Lark housed around 800 people at its peak but the mines that the residents were working on dried up. Kennecot eventually bought the land and it now serves as a parking lot for employees that work in the pit. Thank you for mentioning Lark!!!
It's crazy that entire towns were places and now all that's left is some wood boards scattered here and there in some places. Some other cool spots which I hope you check out is Gold Hill near the NV border and the Japanese camp in Delta
Yeah that’s so common with a lot of the ghost towns in Utah. It always blows my mind with how big the towns are. I’ll absolutely check out those other spots
Did video cover Helper
It is about a few northern Utah ghost towns
Υοu forgot Echo ;)
Yes I did haha. Working on reworking my ghost town videos
I think its pronounced (Merr- kurr)
You may be correct.
It is pronounced Merr-Kurr. But really no factor. I was born in Park City, my family immigrated to Park City from Denmark in 1879. I have one great uncle living just outside of town but he is the last of our family there. My immediate family left in 1980 as the town started to become a weekend stop for the wealthy out of staters who loved skiing. I remember Park City when most of the houses where still old miners homes and the mountains still were covered with trees not ski runs, resorts, and condos/mansions. I despise what has happened to that section of the Wasatch Mountains because they were BEAUTIFUL. The trout fishing was great in the streams around the the city too, but I digress. My family spent years working in the mines in and around PC. Hearing my grandpa and great uncle’s speaking of mining in my youth sparked my interest in mining history in Utah. In my teens we traveled through the state to the different ghosts towns and I saw so much history and learned much history. My family also had weekend homes (old miner houses) in Eureka Utah. I spent a lot of time there learning about that area. Unfortunately much of what I saw around the state at the old mining towns has been taken by time now. When I went to college I studied geology and went into the mining industry based upon my travels done in my youth around the state. Utah is full of amazing history, it is nice to see you addressing that, nice video! I have lived in Oregon now for 30 years and miss Utah’s ghost towns dearly. Thanks for the stirring of old memories.
Mercur is pronounced Mur - kur
Abraham Kun- sounds about white to me ✅️