CLEAR CREEK
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CLEAR CREEK |
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NAME: Clear
Creek COUNTY: Carbon ROADS: 2WD Grid #: 5 CLIMATE: Cool winter with possible snow, warm summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
Off highway 96. Some current
residents. REMAINS: A few buildings. |
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IIn 1870s the town started as a logging
and mining area. In 1898 coal was discovered and mining began.
Between 1910 and 1920 the population was around 600. By 1955
the mine had closed and most everyone had moved away. A few people
still live there. Submitted by Bob Bezzant. |
 Clear Creek in 1992 Courtesy Bob Bezzant |
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