Dewey, Utah

Ghost town in Utah, United States

38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W / 38.81028°N 109.30167°W / 38.81028; -109.30167CountryUnited StatesStateUtahCountyGrandFounded1880sAbandoned1916Elevation

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4,140 ft (1,262 m)GNIS feature ID1437546^[2]

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

References

^ Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, Guidebook of the Western United States, 1916, p. 109
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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.