Knightville, Utah
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JacobBarlow
N 39° 57.264 W 112° 05.982
12S E 406066 N 4423275
Knightsville was at the north end of Godiva Mountain, one-half mile east of Eureka.
Waymark Code: WM1D23
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2007
Views: 107
Knightsville was at the north end of Godiva Mountain, one-half mile east of Eureka. Jesse Knight was a well-known mining man, financier, and benefactor. He developed Knightsville in 1897 to house his mining employees and their families. When the mines were closed, Knightsville was abandoned. During the town's peak it was only one of two mining camps in Utah without saloons or red-light districts. Today it is a ghost town site.
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 01/01/1930
Related Web Page: Not listed
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