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Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States.[2]
Dewey, Utah | |
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Ghost town | |
  Dewey  Dewey | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Grand |
| Founded | 1880s |
| Abandoned | 1916 |
| Elevation | 4,140 ft (1,262 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437546[2] |
Description
Originally named Kingsferry, it began in the 1880s when Samuel King built and operated a ferry across the Colorado River (but then known as the Grand River) at its confluence with the Dolores River. A small community soon developed around the ferry, although it never grew large.[3] The town served as a ferry crossing until the Dewey Bridge was constructed in 1916.[4]
See also
- List of ghost towns in Utah
References
- Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, Guidebook of the Western United States, 1916, p. 109
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey
- Firmage, Richard A. (Jan 1996). A History of Grand County (PDF). Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-913738-03-4. Retrieved 15 Jul 2012.
- Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
External links
Media related to Dewey, Utah at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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