Spring Canyon | |
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 Ruin in Spring Canyon | |
  Spring Canyon Location of Spring Canyon in Utah  Spring Canyon Spring Canyon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′14″N 110°55′11″W / 39.70389°N 110.91972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Carbon |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Abandoned | 1969 |
| Named for | The canyon of the same name |
| Elevation | 6,634 ft (2,022 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437694[1] |
Spring Canyon, also called Storrs, is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. In 1912, Jesse Knight purchased 1,600 acres of coal land and began developing a mine and a company town. Knight named the town Storrs, after the mine superintendent.[2] The name of the town was changed to Spring Canyon in 1924. 1,000 tons of coal per day were mined from 1924 to 1943, and during World War II, coal production peaked at 2,000 tons of coal per day. By 1946, the need for coal diminished, and people began to leave. By 1969, Spring Canyon was abandoned.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Storrs
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