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Frisco, Utah

Field	Value
name	Frisco, Utah
settlement_type	Ghost town
image_skyline	FriscoGhostTown.jpg
image_caption	Remains of Frisco. The charcoal kilns in the background are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
pushpin_map	Utah#USA
pushpin_label	Frisco
pushpin_label_position	right
map_caption	Location of Frisco in Utah
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Utah
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Beaver
established_title	Established
established_date	1879
named_for	San Francisco Mountains
extinct_title	Abandoned
extinct_date	1929
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	6421
elevation_m	1957
coordinates
blank_name	GNIS feature ID
blank_info	1437563

Frisco is a ghost town in Beaver County, Utah, United States. It was an active mining camp from 1879 to 1929. At its peak in 1885, Frisco was a thriving town of 6,000 people.

History

Dilapidated buildings in the ghost town of Frisco in 1997.

Frisco developed as the post office and commercial center for the San Francisco Mining District, and was the terminus of the Utah Southern Railroad extension from Milford. The Horn Silver Mine was discovered in 1875, and had produced $20,267,078 worth of ore by 1885. By 1885, over $60,000,000 worth of zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold had been transported from Frisco from the many mines in the area.

With 23 saloons, Frisco was known as the wildest town in the Great Basin. Murder was common, and drinking water had to be freighted in.

Frisco's fortunes changed suddenly on February 13, 1885, when the Horn Silver Mine caved in completely. It was an unconventional mine, an open pit 900 ft deep braced with timbers, and could have collapsed at any time.

In 1905 a Mormon ward was organized, but in 1911, with the closing of many of the mines, so many church members had left that the ward was discontinued. After many years of desertion, another company made an attempt to mine here in 2002.

An image depicting 5 brick kilns with small entrances, two of the kilins have collapsed. It is surround by arid vegetation and mountains. — The charcoal kilns at frisco

Geography

Frisco is located at . Its elevation is 6500 ft.

Demographics

The peak population was nearly 6,000.

Year	Population
1880	800
1900	500
1912	150
1918	300
1922–1923	100
1927–1928	100

References

{{gnis. 1437563. Frisco
(April 2005). "Frisco, Utah - Ghost town with a ten year high". legendsofamerica.com.
Notarianni, Philip F.. (1994). "Utah History Encyclopedia". University of Utah Press.
"Frisco, Utah the Ghost Town".
Carr, Stephen L.. (1986). "The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns". Western Epics.
Thompson, George A.. (November 1982). "Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures". Dream Garden Press.
Jenson, Andrew. (1941). "Encyclopedic History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Deseret news Press.
Buchanan, Joseph F.. (1996-06-06). "Utah Almanac D-H". Utah Almanac.

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