Bingham Canyon, Utah p.11

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Title Bingham Canyon, Utah p.11
Collection Classified Photograph Collection
File Name 39222001303184
Photo Number 15038
Classification 979.2
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph 1961
Subject Cities and towns; Mining towns; Mining; Canyons; Streets
Other Subject Bigham Canyon
Spatial Coverage Bingham; Salt Lake County; Utah
Description City Hall and jail in the center of the left, Union Hall, Tourist Center, and Bigham Museum. 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/s6w3866t
Setname dha_cp
ID 452193
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w3866t
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