Dewey, Utah

Dewey may also refer to Deweyville, Utah, once known as Dewey.^[1]

Dewey
—  Ghost town  —
Dewey Location of Dewey in Utah
Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W / 38.81028°N 109.30167°W / 38.81028; -109.30167Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W / 38.81028°N 109.30167°W / 38.81028; -109.30167
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Grand
Founded	1880s
Abandoned	1916
Elevation[2]	4,140 ft (1,262 m)
GNIS feature ID	1437546[2]

Dewey is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah. Originally named Kingsferry, it began in the 1880s when Samuel King built and operated a ferry across the Grand River (now considered part of the Colorado River). A small community soon developed around the ferry, although it never grew large.^[3] The town served as a ferry crossing until the Dewey Bridge was constructed in 1916.

References

1. ^ Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale, Guidebook of the Western United States, 1916, p. 109
2. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dewey
3. ^ Firmage, Richard A. (January 1996). A History of Grand County. Utah Centennial County History Series. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-913738-03-4.