Bingham Canyon, Utah p.97

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Title Bingham Canyon, Utah p.97
Collection Classified Photograph Collection
File Name 39222001304042
Photo Number 15121
Classification 979.2
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Subject Cities and towns; Mining towns; Mining; Canyons; Streets; Railroad accidents
Description Train rolled down the steep slopes crashing into buildings and causing great damage.
Comment Gold, silver, lead, and then copper were mined in Bingham. General Patrick Conner's men from Fort Douglas actually staked the first claim in the canyon. At its peak, Bingham was seven miles long but less than a city block wide. The town was unincorporated in 1971 and demolished to make way for further mining development.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2010 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection, 979.2 Utah Cities
Source Format Print Photograph
Source Size 4 in x 5 in
Source Donors Recore, Lois M.; Reenders, Josie M.
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Scanned By Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS
ARK ark:/87278/s6gf14dr
Setname dha_cp
ID 452289
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf14dr