Frisco - 268
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N 38° 27.158 W 113° 15.572
12S E 302832 N 4258455
A typical mining town at the foot of the San Francisco mountains was fed by the fabulously rich Horn Silver Mine.
Waymark Code: WMCQEQ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
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A typical mining town at the foot of the San Francisco mountains was fed by the fabulously rich Horn Silver Mine. By 1885 over $60,000,000 in zinc, copper, lead, silver and gold were hauled away by mule train and the Utah Central Railroad. Water was shipped in as well as all supplies. Then the mine caved in and people moved away, leaving only a few families of the 4,000 population to maintain their homes, stores, school and church. By the 1920's only memories and the shifting sand were left.
Marker Name: Frisco
Marker Number: 268
Marker Text:
A typical mining town at the foot of the San Francisco mountains was fed by the fabulously rich Horn Silver Mine. By 1885 over $60,000,000 in zinc, copper, lead, silver and gold were hauled away by mule train and the Utah Central Railroad. Water was shipped in as well as all supplies. Then the mine caved in and people moved away, leaving only a few families of the 4,000 population to maintain their homes, stores, school and church. By the 1920's only memories and the shifting sand were left.
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