Castle Rock, Utah

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Castle Rock
Ghost town
Castle Rock is located in Utah
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
Location of Castle Rock in Utah
Coordinates: 41°07′28″N 111°11′15″W / 41.12444°N 111.18750°W / 41.12444; -111.18750Coordinates: 41°07′28″N 111°11′15″W / 41.12444°N 111.18750°W / 41.12444; -111.18750
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySummit
Founded1860

Castle Rock, also known as "Frenchies" is a ghost town in Summit County, Utah, United States. The location is currently the site of an automotive junk yard. Some buildings, such as the town's gas station, still stand.

History[]

The area was first used as a campsite in 1847 by Brigham Young and his followers emigrating during the Mormon Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois.[1]

Castle Rock was founded in 1860 when Head of Echo Canyon, also known as "Frenchies", a Pony Express station was built[2] in what is now Summit County. The town of Castle Rock grew around the station as families settled there, hoping to trade with travelers [3] and in 1872, a school was built and functioned until 1937.[4] The original log structure of the station closed in 1867 and was purchased by a French trapper, who moved it a mile away from its current site. Nothing remains of the original Head of Echo Canyon station.[5] In 1872, it became a stop for the Union Pacific Railroad, and was temporarily inhabited by the David Rees and David Moore families.[6] The site of Castle Rock is now home to an automobile junk yard and is private property.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.summitcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/69/Echo-Canyon-Guide-PDF[dead link]
  2. ^ "Utah Stations".
  3. ^ "Echo Canyon | Summit County, UT - Official Website".
  4. ^ Barlow, Jacob (November 23, 2015). "Castle Rock, Utah". JacobBarlow.com.
  5. ^ "Utah Pony Express Stations | Expedition Utah". expeditionutah.com.
  6. ^ Cott, John W. Van (August 14, 1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names : a Compilation. University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874803457 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ https://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit/upload/UT_ATRIG_Final2b_04072014-Web_compressed.pdf[dead link]
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