Tucker, Utah
Tucker | |
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UTC-6 (MDT) | |
GNIS feature ID | 1446752[1] |
Tucker is a
History
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 211 | — | |
1910 | 373 | 76.8% | |
1920 | 40 | −89.3% |
Tucker started as a simple
"Clear Creek", as it then was known, had a boarding house, company store, and saloon,[3] and dozens of hastily constructed houses filled the small valley. From 1881 to 1919 it also had a post office.[5] By 1900 its name was changed to Tucker, for a certain James Tucker.[4]
Tucker came to an end in 1913, when the railroad re-aligned the tracks to reduce the grade up to Soldier Summit from a dangerous 4%
Tie Fork Rest Area
The town of Tucker was located near a sharp curve at the bottom of a 5% grade along U.S. Route 6. In 2009, the
The rest area was officially opened on 16 Aug 2010
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tucker
- ^ ISBN 0-914740-34-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-942688-01-5.
- ^ ISBN 0-914740-30-X.
- ^ normanorem (December 6, 2011). "Tie Fork, Tucker, Utah". summitpost.org. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c Babcock, Dave (July 19, 2010). "DO THE LOCOMOTION". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "New Tie-Fork rest area on SR-6 opens". Emery County Progress. August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ "Gallery of our Locomotive for the Utah Department of Transportation". original-creations.com. Original Creations, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Tie Fork rest area is an eye-catcher". Sun Advocate. Price, Utah: Brehm Communications. June 24, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Cabrero, Alex (December 27, 2010). "Spanish Fork rest stop voted one of the most beautiful buildings in Utah". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ "Utah State Rest Area Information - Tie Fork rest area. Replaces the former Tucker rest area". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "New Tie-Fork rest area on SR-6 opens". Emery County Progress. Castle Dale, Utah: Brehm Communications. June 24, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
External links
- Media related to Tucker, Utah at Wikimedia Commons