FRISCO, UTAH

'Frisco' is a ghost town^[1] in Beaver County, Utah, USA.^1[2] It was an active mining camp from 1879 to 1929.²

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

References

External links

History

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.¹² The Horn Silver Mining Company was discovered in 1875¹², and had produced $20 267 078's worth of ore by 1910.² 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.¹

Geography

Elevation 6500 feet.^{[3] 3}

Demographics

The peak population was nearly 6 000.¹

Year	Population
1880	8002
1900	50021
1912	15021
1918	3002
1922-1923	1002
1927-1928	1002

References

1. Frisco, Utah - Ghost town with a ten year high
2. Frisco
3. Utah Almanac D-H

External links

★ Photos by James Hammond

★ History by Bob Bezzant and photos by Bob Bezzant and Dolores Steele