Dewey, Utah | |
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Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 109°18′06″W / 38.81028°N 109.30167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Grand |
Founded | 1880s |
Abandoned | 1916 |
Elevation | 4,140 ft (1,262 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 1437546[2] |
Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States.[2]
Originally named Kingsferry, it began in the 1880s when Samuel King built and operated a ferry across the Colorado River (but then known as the Grand River) at its confluence with the Dolores 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.[4]