Miners Basin, Utah
Miners Basin | |
---|---|
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Grand |
Founded | 1898 |
Abandoned | 1908 |
Named for | Miners Basin Mining District |
Miners Basin, or simply Basin, is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States. It was inhabited from 1898 to 1908.
History
Miners Basin was settled among the La Sal Mountains. Copper was discovered in the area in 1888, but a mining town was not established until 1898, when the recently established Miners Basin Mining District constructed a company town for their workers. From 1896 to 1905, Miners Basin had about 75-80 residents.[1] Businesses included two saloons, a blacksmith shop, a hotel, and a post office.[1][2] Copper production did not last very long; when it stopped, most residents moved to other towns. There were only six or seven families left by 1908.[1] Several buildings and some of the mines remain. Much of the area, nearly 700 acres (280 ha), is on private property.[citation needed] A hiking trail in the La Sal Mountains passes by Miners Basin.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Carr, Stephen L. (1986) [1972]. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-914740-30-8.
- ^ Roylance, Ward J. (1982) [1941]. Utah: A Guide to the State. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Arts Council. p. 726. ISBN 0-914740-23-7.
- ^ "AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running | AllTrails".
- Use mdy dates from July 2023
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Pages using infobox settlement with no map
- Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2010
- Utah articles missing geocoordinate data
- All articles needing coordinates
- Articles missing coordinates without coordinates on Wikidata
- Ghost towns in Grand County, Utah
- Populated places established in 1898
- Mining communities in Utah
- Ghost towns in Utah
- All stub articles
- United States ghost town stubs