Echo Reservoir and Canyon - Echo, Utah
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Echo Reservoir and Canyon plaque on side of road
Waymark Code: WMBMQC
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2011
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You find this marker along the Echo reservoir on the side of the road. Don't blink, you might miss it!
Echo Reservoir, formed in 1930, is a boating and fishing paradise. Below the dam is the town of Echo, known for its historic church and post office. Echo Canyon has long been a corridor from high Wyoming plains to Great Basin for buffalo, natives, the Donner party, Mormon pioneers, Pony Express, the transcontinental telegraph and railroad, Lincoln Highway and today's Interstate 80.
Group that erected the marker: Historical Union Pacific Rail Trail
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Echo Dam Road
Echo, Utah United States
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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