hidden ghost town .

[broncoman]

I was told the last couple of days about a town in the moab area that was cut off by a massive rock fall .. the story that I got was that the only way out was to hike so the town ,thought old , is still pretty mucha as it was when the people left ... does any one on here know about such a town or where it might be... it would be interesting to go look..

[melatwood]

hmm... never heard of it. Yellow Circle is an old mining camp... but you can drive up into it... has a ton of old junk left over... kinda kewl to loot. lol all the good stuff was taken years ago.

[greenjeep]

Never heard of it, but I'll ask around.

[moabchic78]

ooo that would be so cool!!! curtis you and i should go town hunting

[greenjeep]

moabchic78 said:

ooo that would be so cool!!! curtis you and i should go town hunting

Are you asking Curtis out on a date!?!?

[moabchic78]

yes dave that's exactly what im doing

[broncoman]

moabchic78 said:

yes dave that's exactly what im doing

;D ;D

[BlueJeep]

Im telling mom ;D

[moabchic78]

you can come too jeremy lol

[greenjeep]

1 man not enough for you??

[BlueJeep]

My wife said I can go if I take the baby with us











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[timb]

Ah, the fruits of Google:

www.grandcountyutah.net/history.htm

Grand County Ghost Towns and Communities

During the 1890's the area now known as Grand County was dotted with many small villages and communities. Other then Moab, only two remain, Cisco and Thompson.

One of the first towns in the area was called Plainsfield. It probably would have become a part of Moab, but it was just inside the San Juan county line. Little is left as evidence of its existence

East from Moab, on Wilson Mesa in the LaSal Mountains, was the little village called Mesa. The town of Pinhook, also in the LaSal Mountains, was a tent village. On June 15, 1881 a bloody battle was fought between the village and a hostile band of Indians. Eight white men were buried at the site In one large grave. A historical marker has been erected on this spot.

Up the Colorado River road (Highway 128) from Moab was the community of Castleton, which once vied with Moab for the county seat. This was a small mining town of over 100 people in the early 1890's and was the hub of activity for ranches and other small villages in the area. Little remains today of the town that once boasted two saloons, one hotel, two grocery stores, a post office and a school.

Miners Basin, which was up the road from Castleton, had a small population of miners. These men, during the 1890's, found rich veins of gold, copper, and silver. Up the river from Moab was the town of Dewey, which today is known by the old cable suspension bridge built in 1916 across the Colorado River. Today, travelers cross the river on a new bridge built in 1987. Near the Colorado border, in the vicinity of Dewey, were the communities known as Picture Gallery, Cisco, and Westhingyer. West of Cisco in the Cisco desert, Harley Dome, Danish Flat, Agate and Crystal Carbon were towns that sprang up as a result of the railroad.

North of Thompson was the coal community of Sego. Just north of Moab, along the highway, was a town called Valley City. In western Grand County, along the east bank of the Green River, was the farming community of Elgin, which was well known for the many acres of locally grown peach orchards.

Not much remains of these old towns and communities today, so only history is left to tell their tales.

[greenjeep]

I've heard of a few of those old towns, but not many. Thanks for taking the time to find that.

[timb]

admin said:

I've heard of a few of those old towns, but not many. Thanks for taking the time to find that.

That one on Wilson Mesa is interesting. I've been all over that area though and do not remember a sign or anything to show such a thing was there.

[xjchic]

I bet there's one person here in Moab we can ask and would know. . .

We can check it out.