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The first mining settlement in Beaver County, Shauntie had 40+ homes, a hotel, saloons, a post office and more.
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Shauntie, Utah
09 Saturday May 2020
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Abandoned House in Beaver
02 Friday Aug 2019
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I just thought this was a cool looking house and wanted to document it now before it’s gone someday.
I was on facebook and noticed the cover photo for this group was an older photo of this house, cool to see it when it was in better shape.
Fort Cameron
23 Friday Jun 2017
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Established as the Post of Beaver, May 25, 1872, by 8th U.S. Infantry, Major John D. Wilkins, commanding. The military reservation, declared May 12, 1873, comprised two and two-thirds square miles. The name was changed July 1, 1874, to Fort Cameron, in honor of Colonel James Cameron who fell at Bull Run, July 21, 1861. The post was abandoned May 1, 1883, and the improvements sold to John R. Murdock and Philo T. Farnsworth. The L.D.S. Church conducted there the Beaver Branch of the Brigham Young Academy (later University) from 1898 to 1922.
See other historic markers in the series on this page for UPTLA/SUP Markers.
Lee’s Ranch Indian Raid
23 Friday Jun 2017
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Hostile Indians raided a small settlement in this vicinity October 27, 1866, centering their attack on the house where Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lee, their two daughters, and 8 year old son, a young Miss Hall and Joseph Lillywhite were barricaded, fighting desperately. During the daylong battle, Lillywhite was seriously wounded. Lee killed three Indians, and the house was badly damaged, partly by firebrands. Miss Hall and the 8-year-old son escaped and secretly journeyed by separate trails to Beaver to give the alarm. Posses of Militiamen were organized and sent to the rescue. When they arrived the Indians had departed.
See other historic markers in the series on this page for UPTLA/SUP Markers.
Minersville, Utah
01 Saturday Oct 2016
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Minersville was settled in the spring of 1859 and had several different names such as The Farm, Lower Beaver, Cottonwoods, Grundyville, and Punkin Center. It was finally named Minersville to honor the miners who worked in the adjacent mines. There is an alternate claim that the settlement was named to honor a miner, Grant Prisbey, one of the early settlers who helped survey the townsite.
Minersville Posts:
- D.U.P. #17 – The Lincoln Mine
- D.U.P. #255 – The Grist Mill
- Minersville City Hall (60 W. Main St.)
- Rollins-Eyre House (113 W. Main St.)
Mormon Gap
20 Friday May 2016
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Mormon Gap is the gap in the Burbank Hills to travel between Snake Valley and Antelope Valley. We were out hunting Benchmarks and stopped to find the one named for Mormon Gap.
The views of the valleys were great but a storm was hitting so we didn’t stick around long.
Revenue Mine, Pine Grove Canyon
20 Friday May 2016
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These are some pictures from exploring around the Revenue Mine in Pine Grove Canyon in the Wah Wah Mountains.
The Pine Grove Mining District was organized in 1873, this mine produced gold, silver and lead. The buildings in the photos housed the miners for the Revenue Mine in this little visited canyon.
I was very impressed with the lush green valley, the springs running water all over, the old buildings and mines dotting the area.
Pine Valley
20 Friday May 2016
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Pine Valley in Beaver County, West of Frisco and South-East of Garrison.
Benchmark: JO0456 ‘6443 FEET’
18 Thursday Feb 2016
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Out benchmark hunting and found Benchmark: JO0456 ‘6443 FEET’.
N 38° 27.143 W 113° 15.579
This U.S. Geological Survey Disc is near the Ghost town of Frisco, Utah and D.U.P. Marker #268.
Frisco, Utah
18 Thursday Feb 2016
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Frisco Posts:
- Frisco DUP Marker and the Benchmark next to it.
Silver ore was discovered here in 1875. The town of Frisco soon followed and was named Frisco after the San Francisco mountains where the mine is located. A smelter was built here and charcoal ovens were built to make fuel for it. The town had 23 saloons. Gun fights and killings were common. Water was scarce here and had to be hauled in. In 1880 the railroad built to the town. The population of Frisco was around 6000 people. There was a hospital, hotels, churches, school, news paper and many stores. In 1885 the mine caved in and the town soon all but died. (No one was killed in the cave in). Up to the time of the cave in the mine had produced 54 million dollars worth of ore. A few people stayed and dug new shafts after the cave in but most was gone and only a couple stores stayed open. The mine made another 20 million dollars by 1913. By 1920 everyone had moved away and the town was dead.(*)
