Harrisburg | |
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 The Orson Adams home in Harrisburg | |
  Harrisburg Location of Harrisburg in Utah  Harrisburg Harrisburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′21″N 113°23′40″W / 37.20583°N 113.39444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Washington |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Abandoned | 1895 |
| Named for | Moses Harris |
| Elevation | 2,995 ft (913 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437583[1] |
Harrisburg is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States. Established as Harrisville in 1859, the town was flooded by the Virgin River in 1862, causing the residents to move farther up Quail Creek. Soon after, the town's name was changed to Harrisburg.[2] By 1868, 200 people lived in Harrisburg; however, over the course of the next few years, floods, Native American raids, and a grasshopper plague caused people to relocate to the nearby towns of Leeds and Silver Reef. By 1895, Harrisburg was abandoned.[2] Presently, the site of Harrisburg is occupied by a real estate project called Harrisburg Estates, but many remnants from its old days are still visible throughout town including the historic cemetery and several sandstone houses. The neighborhood now lies within the legal boundaries of Hurricane.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harrisburg
- ^ a b Carr, Stephen L. (1986) [1972]. The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-914740-30-8.