Kelton, Utah
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Kelton, Utah is a historic ghost town in northern Utah that once served as an important stop along the First Transcontinental Railroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kelton, Utah canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| category |
former populated places in Box Elder County, Utah
ⓘ
ghost towns in Utah ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| connectedBy | stage lines ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boise, Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idaho City, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
archaeological interest area
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| declineCause |
railroad route changes
ⓘ
reduction in rail traffic ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
freight shipping
ⓘ
railroad support services ⓘ stagecoach services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4300–4400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
cemetery
ⓘ
railroad grade remnants ⓘ scattered foundations ⓘ |
| governingBody | Box Elder County (county jurisdiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
freight transfer point
ⓘ
railroad town ⓘ stagecoach connection point ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | served as a key link between the transcontinental railroad and mining regions in Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Box Elder County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ northern Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kelton, a railroad official or contractor (attributed) ⓘ |
| near |
Great Salt Lake Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Promontory Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic transcontinental railroad corridor ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| railroadServedBy |
Central Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | important stop on the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned settlement
ⓘ
ghost town ⓘ |
| transportationMode |
railroad
ⓘ
stagecoach ⓘ wagon freight ⓘ |
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