Bingham Canyon, Utah p.6

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Title Bingham Canyon, Utah p.6
Collection Classified Photograph Collection
File Name 39222001303135
Photo Number 15033
Classification 979.2
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph c. 1909
Subject Cities and towns; Mining towns; Mining; Canyons; Streets
Other Subject Bigham Canyon
Spatial Coverage Bingham; Salt Lake County; Utah
Description About 1909 showing the beginning of surface mining. This mountain has since disappeared inside the Kennecott Copper pit. 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 8 in x 10 in
Source Donors Porath, Joseph
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Scanned By Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS
ARK ark:/87278/s6668q3h
Setname dha_cp
ID 452237
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6668q3h
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