Cisco, Utah
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Cisco is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah near the junction of State Route 128 and Interstate 70. At one time the town served as a saloon and water-refilling station for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad[1]. The town's demise came with the demise of the steam locomotive. The town site contains many relics of a typical old west railroad town. Cisco survived long enough into the 20th century to be assigned a Zip Code, 84515.[2] Unfortunately for history and railroad buffs, the ghost town's easy access and faint visibility from the freeway have lured vandals; the relics are heavily damaged.
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[edit] Mining
Oil and natural gas were discovered near Cisco in 1924. In 2005, new oil and gas wells were drilled in the nearby Cisco Oil Field by a Reno, Nevada based company[3]. Newly drilled wells can be seen next to the railroad track and around the freeway.
[edit] Transportation
Cisco was formerlly along the route of US-6/US-50. The town was bypassed with the completion of Interstate 70 through the area. Cisco is listed as a control city for State Route 128, although the highway does not enter Cisco.[4] Cisco is still served by the Union Pacific Railroad where a rail siding remains in use. The California Zephyr passenger train passes through Cisco, but is not a scheduled stop. During the summer months, white river rafters use Cisco as a landing site.
A fiber switch has been installed at Cisco by Emery Telecom
[edit] Media and pop culture
- Johnny Cash wrote the song "Cisco Clifton's Fillin Station" about H. Ballard Harris, a man living in Cisco.
- Cisco was a filming location for the movies Vanishing Point (1971), Thelma and Louise (1991), and Don't Come Knocking (2005).
[edit] References
- ^ Nancy Hazelet {thanks to A.J.Rogers}. Cisco - Utah Ghost Town. Atjeu LLC. Retrieved on January 22, 2008.
- ^ http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp USPS Zip Code locator
- ^ Pacific Energy and Mining Cisco Project
- ^ http://members.aol.com/utahhwys/rte070.htm Dan Stober's Utah Highways page (personal website) last accessed 08-26-2007
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