Dewey, Utah | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Utah#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Dewey |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grand |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1880s |
Extinct Title: | Abandoned |
Extinct Date: | 1916 |
Elevation Ft: | 4140 |
Elevation M: | 1262 |
Coordinates: | 38.8103°N -109.3017°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1437546 |
Dewey is a ghost town in along the Colorado River in southeastern Grand County, Utah, United States.
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.[1] The town served as a ferry crossing until the Dewey Bridge was constructed in 1916.[2]