Ghost Town: Ironton

SteveJackson

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Site: Ironton
Alternate Names: N/A
County, State: Juab, Utah
Years of Occupation:
Status of Site:
Open
Classification: Class 1 Barren Townsite
Type: Railroad and Mining Supply
Remnants: Very little evidence remains of the former townsite, railroad bed grades, a well and fragments of purple glass scattered around
GPS Coordinate: 39.901220, -112.179017
NRHP Reference#: N/A
Date of Last Visit: March 28, 2021

This railroad junction became official in 1878. A small town with a train depot, a few saloons, restaurants and a hotel sprang up where the Salt Lake and Western Railroads built their lines to the Tintic Mining District. The new Union Pacific line came in a few miles east in the late 1880's and the town was abandon.

There's almost nothing left of this former townsite. You can see where the railroad bed still exists. There's a deep well with water at the bottom. And Dr Carr's book mentions finding fragments of purple glass at the site. Which is all we found along with some old railroad spikes and other junk metal.

I couldn't find any other information on this site other than Dr. Carr's book. My kids would love to know the story of the purple glass.

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Directions to Get There:
Follow highway 6 to the junction with 36, the present railroad station and water tower are 3 miles directly southwest of Eureka on paved road, just of of highway 36. Another 2.1 miles west across the track is a farmers gate to the south. Follow that dirt two-track for about 2 miles and the former townsite is on the left. There are multiple other tracks as the area has become popular for ohv use.

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