Newhouse (Utah)

38.480555555556 - 113.34166666667Koordinaten: 38 ° 28 ' 50 "N, 113 ° 20 ' 30" W

Newhouse is a ghost town in Beaver County, Utah.

Even before 1870, the San Francisco Mountains first silver deposits were discovered on the western slope, in 1870 was found at the edge of the Wah Wah Valley of the Cactus Mine, which was exploited in the next 30 years with rather limited success. Big problems prepared the supply of water and fuel, so that until 1892 a first smelter was built near the later village. It was not until 1900, when the mine was taken over by entrepreneur Samuel Newhouse, started the professional exploitation of the surrounding mines. As with other mining towns increasingly replaced permanent constructions, the original tent city, it emerged in addition to the residential districts of the city, named after the owner many facilities to entertain the miners. There was prohibited on the possessions Newhouse ' the serving of alcohol, was about two kilometers south of the town, a saloon. In 1916, the State Route 21 reached the city, which, however, was already in decline after the Cactus mine closed in 1910. Many of the buildings were dismantled and rebuilt in about 50 kilometers away Milford. The café, which served the few remaining miners, burned down in 1921.

By filming for The Caravan in the years 1922 and 1923, the now completely deserted place gained attention last time.

Today Newhouse can be achieved over a roughly 4 -mile dirt road from State Route 21, some buildings are still recognizable.