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Forest City
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1871
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 40.528, -111.603
Why it was abandoned
⚒️ Mines & quarries
Detected automatically from the text: A silver mining town just over the mountain from Alta, Forest City was inhabited about 1871–1880.
History
Forest City is a ghost town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is located in the valley of Dutchman Flat in the upper part of American Fork Canyon, in the Uinta National Forest. A silver mining town just over the mountain from Alta, Forest City was inhabited about 1871–1880. The town grew up around the smelter that was built to process ore from the canyon's mines. The American Fork Railroad, which was intended to serve Forest City and the smelter, stopped short of its destination due to engineering difficulties. Transportation costs rose too high for the mines to continue operating profitably. As the smelter, mines, and railroad closed down, Forest City was abandoned.