Clear Creek, Utah p.3

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Title Clear Creek, Utah p.3
Collection Classified Photograph Collection
File Name 39222001428536
Photo Number 15232
Classification 979.2
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Subject Cities and towns; Mining towns; Coal mining
Spatial Coverage Clear Creek; Carbon County; Utah
Description Clear Creek at is manufacturing and residential peak. Established in the 1870s, Clear Creek began as a harvest point for mine props (made from timber). In 1898 a vein of coal was uncovered and the town grew into a full mining town. By the mid-1950s, the town began to decline. Some homes in the area have been renovated as summer homes and are very popular during deer season.
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 Kovachich, Steve A.
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Scanned By Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS
ARK ark:/87278/s6jq19zc
Setname dha_cp
ID 452598
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq19zc
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