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A fiber switch has been installed at Cisco by [http://www.etv.net Emery Telecom] |
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DSL was installed in cisco during July, 2008 making it the first Ghost Town in the United States with access to high speed internet. |
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==Media and pop culture== |
==Media and pop culture== |
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Revision as of 04:50, 8 July 2008
38°58′12″N 109°19′14″W / 38.97000°N 109.32056°W
Cisco is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah near the junction of State Route 128 and Interstate 70. At one time the town served as a saloon and water-refilling station for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad[1]. The town's demise came with the demise of the steam locomotive. The town site contains many relics of a typical old west railroad town. Cisco survived long enough into the 20th century to be assigned a Zip Code, 84515.[2] Unfortunately for history and railroad buffs, the ghost town's easy access and faint visibility from the freeway have lured vandals; the relics are heavily damaged.
Mining
Oil and natural gas were discovered near Cisco in 1924. In 2005, new oil and gas wells were drilled in the nearby Cisco Oil Field by a Reno, Nevada based company[3]. Newly drilled wells can be seen next to the railroad track and around the freeway.
Transportation
Cisco was formerlly along the route of US-6/US-50. The town was bypassed with the completion of Interstate 70 through the area. Cisco is listed as a control city for State Route 128, although the highway does not enter Cisco.[4] Cisco is still served by the Union Pacific Railroad where a rail siding remains in use. The California Zephyr passenger train passes through Cisco, but is not a scheduled stop. During the summer months, white river rafters use Cisco as a landing site.
A fiber switch has been installed at Cisco by Emery Telecom
DSL was installed in cisco during July, 2008 making it the first Ghost Town in the United States with access to high speed internet.
Media and pop culture
- Johnny Cash wrote the song "Cisco Clifton's Fillin Station" about H. Ballard Harris, a man living in Cisco.
- Cisco was a filming location for the movies Vanishing Point (1971), Thelma and Louise (1991), and Don't Come Knocking (2005).
References
- ^ Nancy Hazelet {thanks to A.J.Rogers}. "Cisco - Utah Ghost Town". Atjeu LLC.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp USPS Zip Code locator
- ^ Pacific Energy and Mining Cisco Project
- ^ http://members.aol.com/utahhwys/rte070.htm Dan Stober's Utah Highways page (personal website) last accessed 08-26-2007
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |