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Site: Aragonite
Alternate Names: N/A
County, State: Tooele, Utah
Years of Occupation: ?
Status of Site: Open
Classification: Class 2 - Neglected Town
Type: Mining
Remnants: Bunkhouse remains and a smaller building. (Upsate: buildings destroyed by vandals)
GPS Coordinate: 40.724846° N, 112.941124° W
Date of Last Visit:
Aragonite was established in the early 1900s as a mining site for the mineral aragonite, which was used as a decorative stone in building. The town was abandoned after a short time. In it's day it was extremely remote so buildings were built to house the workers. It's not so much a town as a bunkhouse and another smaller building.
Directions: I-80 exit 56 to Aragonite. Proceed south on the paved road for about 2.8 miles. Just before the Saftey-Kleen facility, there is a dirt road heading east to the mountains. About 3.6 miles up the road, you will see the remains of the old bunkhouse.
Resources:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/aragonite.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonite,_Utah
Alternate Names: N/A
County, State: Tooele, Utah
Years of Occupation: ?
Status of Site: Open
Classification: Class 2 - Neglected Town
Type: Mining
Remnants: Bunkhouse remains and a smaller building. (Upsate: buildings destroyed by vandals)
GPS Coordinate: 40.724846° N, 112.941124° W
Date of Last Visit:
Aragonite was established in the early 1900s as a mining site for the mineral aragonite, which was used as a decorative stone in building. The town was abandoned after a short time. In it's day it was extremely remote so buildings were built to house the workers. It's not so much a town as a bunkhouse and another smaller building.
Directions: I-80 exit 56 to Aragonite. Proceed south on the paved road for about 2.8 miles. Just before the Saftey-Kleen facility, there is a dirt road heading east to the mountains. About 3.6 miles up the road, you will see the remains of the old bunkhouse.
Resources:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/aragonite.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragonite,_Utah
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