Ghost Town

Modena

Iron County, UT

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Living railroad ghost town on State Route 56 in far western Iron County near the Nevada line. Founded in 1899 as a Utah and Nevada Railway / Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad water and shipping stop, it faded when diesel locomotives ended the need for desert water stops. 2020 population was fifteen; abandoned hotel, stone school, and vacant commercial shells sit among a few modern homes.

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RegionIron County, UT
Coordinates37.7989, -113.9241
ARPAArtifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place.
CountyIron
Founded1899
CharacterLiving railroad ghost town

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