Dewey, Utah

Not to be confused with Deweyville, Utah, once known as Dewey.^[1].

Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States.^[2]

Dewey, Utah
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Grand
Founded	1880s
Abandoned	1916
Elevation [2]	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

• Utah portal

• List of ghost towns in Utah

References

1. Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, Guidebook of the Western United States, 1916, p. 109
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey
3. 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. 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

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