Hailstone was a town in northern
Wasatch County
Wasatch County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,530. Its county seat and largest city is Heber City. The county was named for a Ute Native American word meaning ''mountain pa ...
,
Utah
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, United States.
Description
Hailstone was located at the
junction
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on the former routing of
US-40 and
US-189, north of
Heber City. It was submerged in 1995 by the waters of
Jordanelle Reservoir along with
Jordanelle and
Keetley.
Originally known as Elkhorn, Hailstone was homesteaded in 1864 by William Paret Hailstone, Ann Davis Hailstone, and others. The town was a base for
mining
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,
ranching, and
logging.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in Utah
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Utah, a state of the United States.
Classification
Barren site
* Sites no longer in existence
* Sites that have been destroyed
* Covered with water
* Reverted to pasture
* May have a few diffi ...
References
External links
Ghost towns in Utah
Populated places established in 1864
1864 establishments in Utah Territory
Ghost towns in Wasatch County, Utah
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