Blue Creek, Utah
Blue Creek, Utah | |
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Coordinates: 41°51′44″N 112°27′25″W / 41.86222°N 112.45694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Box Elder |
Founded | 1869 |
Abandoned | 1900s |
Elevation | 4,701 ft (1,433 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 1437505[1] |
Blue Creek is a ghost town in the Blue Creek Valley in northeastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1]
Description
The community was a
Located on the eastern slope of the North Promontory Mountains and Blue Creek Valley, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Snowville and 20 miles (32 km) west of Tremonton on what is now I-84, Blue Creek existed from the late 1860s[2] until it was abandoned in the 1900s.[3][4]
The settlement was named for the Blue Creek Spring,
In his autobiography, 19th century pioneer Alexander Toponce wrote, "In April and May of 1869, Corinne and Blue Creek were pretty lively places. At the latter place was a big construction camp generally known as Dead Fall and spoken of by some as Hell’s Half Acre."[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Blue Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ ISBN 0-7661-9349-7.
- OCLC 797284427. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ National Park Service research article Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Blue Creek Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ISBN 1-60354-043-1.
External links
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