Explore / North America / Utah
Utah
Ajax underground store settlement
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: tableware fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
.jpg){kind=link}
,_late_19th_century_(CH_18352061).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
1869-1900 supply stop and farm settlement
A Rush Valley settlement that grew around William Ajax's underground department store, opened in 1869 and stocked with everything from groceries to fine imports for nearby mining towns. After his death in 1899 the town quickly dissolved.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open pit of the collapsed store
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.