Emmaville
Posted by: JacobBarlow
N 40° 35.480 W 111° 47.620
12T E 432840 N 4493695
In the 1860's miners, granite quarry freighters and stagecoach drivers used a halfway camping ground 333 yards to the south-west...
Waymark Code: WM28PY
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2007
Views: 21
In the 1860's miners, granite quarry freighters and stagecoach drivers used a halfway camping ground 333 yards to the so. west on Little Willow Creek. Others built homes, boarding houses, 2 stores, 3 saloons, a slaughter yard, blacksmith shop, warehouse, livery stable. F.A. Hoofman & Co. Real Estate Office - John W. Lawrence, Agent. Population reached about 500. After 1871, town was moved to Little Cottonwood Canyon and renamed Ragtown. Several unmarked graves are all that remain.
Marker Name: Emmaville
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information: Location:
8795 S Wasatch Blvd.
SALT LAKE COUNTY , 84121
SALT LAKE County
County: Salt Lake
City: Cottonwood Heights
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 1972
Marker Number: 381
Web link(s) for additional information: http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=2094
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