Bingham Canyon, Utah p.119

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Title Bingham Canyon, Utah p.119
Collection Classified Photograph Collection
File Name 39222001304257
Photo Number 16996
Classification 979.2
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph 1914
Subject Cities and towns; Mining towns; Mining; Canyons; Streets; Railroads; Tourism; Tourists
Description Spectators watch as a Bingham excursion train passes through the mining town of Bingham. 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 Petersen, Lester L.
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Scanned By Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS
ARK ark:/87278/s6rj4vcn
Setname dha_cp
ID 452341
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj4vcn
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