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'''Jackson''' is a [[ghost town]] in the western desert of [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]], [[Utah]], |
'''Jackson''' is a [[ghost town]] in the western desert of [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref name="gnis" /> It lies on the western end of the [[Lucin Cutoff]], just west of the [[Great Salt Lake]]. Jackson was never much more than a railroad siding, named by the railroad for a [[prospecting|prospector]] who operated a mine in the area.<ref>{{cite book | last = Van Cott | first = John W. | title = Utah Place Names | year = 1990 | publisher = [[University of Utah Press]] | location = Salt Lake City | page = 203 | isbn = 0-87480-345-4}}</ref> On February 19, 1904, during a collision between two [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] trains, a carload of [[dynamite]] exploded, wrecking everything within an {{Convert|0.5|mile}} radius, including the majority of lives within the town of 45.<ref>{{cite news | title = Dynamite Wrecks Town | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | date = February 21, 1904 | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/02/21/101339263.pdf | access-date = June 29, 2009 | format=PDF}}</ref> The effects are credited to concussion, although officials at the time were surprised by the disaster's magnitude.<ref>{{cite news | title = Explosion Destroys Town | newspaper = [[Fort Wayne News]] | date = February 20, 1904 | url = https://www.gendisasters.com/utah/7386/jackson-ut-train-wreck-amp-explosion-destroys-town-feb-1904 | access-date = January 3, 2022 | archive-date = January 3, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220103063612/https://www.gendisasters.com/utah/7386/jackson-ut-train-wreck-amp-explosion-destroys-town-feb-1904 | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 23 September 2024
Jackson, Utah | |
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  Jackson Location within the state of Utah  Jackson Jackson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°19′00″N 113°38′34″W / 41.31667°N 113.64278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Box Elder |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437987[1] |
Jackson is a ghost town in the western desert of Box Elder County, Utah, United States.[1] It lies on the western end of the Lucin Cutoff, just west of the Great Salt Lake. Jackson was never much more than a railroad siding, named by the railroad for a prospector who operated a mine in the area.[2] On February 19, 1904, during a collision between two Southern Pacific trains, a carload of dynamite exploded, wrecking everything within an 0.5 miles (0.80 km) radius, including the majority of lives within the town of 45.[3] The effects are credited to concussion, although officials at the time were surprised by the disaster's magnitude.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Jackson, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.
- ^ "Dynamite Wrecks Town" (PDF). The New York Times. February 21, 1904. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "Explosion Destroys Town". Fort Wayne News. February 20, 1904. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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