Penny Spackman Clendenin

Shadowy Remains of Utah Towns: A Guide to Hundreds of Utah Ghost Towns Penny Spackman Clendenin

Discover hundreds of ghost towns throughout Utah with this guidebook filled with pictures and directions.

Penny Spackman Clendenin, who grew up exploring ghost towns, divides them by county, sharing fascinating details that paint a portrait of Utah history. Towns include:

- Bradshaw City, which was founded by John Bradshaw after he dreamt of a cave high on a mountain and a pack rat's nest filled with gold nuggets. His dream was so real that he set out on foot to find his dream mine.
- Mercury Springs was a terribly isolated camp, but gold finds and mercury discoveries brought in miners. Later, tungsten was mined in great quantities, but over the years fluorspar has probably bought more whiskey, bread, and beans than anything else.
- Star City was the namesake of the Star Mining District and was six miles southwest of Milford. During the 1870s, it grew from a tent town into a mining camp.

Filled with tales of outlaws, insights on the mining way of life, and explanations of how these places became ghost towns in the first place, you'll love the stories behind these fascinating places.