Frisco in Beaver County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Frisco

Photographed by Mh, October 5, 2014

1. Frisco Marker

Inscription. A typical mining town at the foot of the San Francisco Mountain was fed by the fabulously rich Horn Silver Mine. By 1885 over $60,000,000 in zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold were hauled away by mule train and the Utah Central Railroad. Water was shipped in as well as all supplies. Then the mine caved and people moved away, leaving only a few families of the 4,000 population to maintain their homes, stores, school and church. By the 1920's only memories and the shifting sands were left. Horn Silver Camp Silver Desert Camp Beaver County, Utah

Erected 1961 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 268.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 38° 27.156′ N, 113° 15.571′ W. Marker is in Frisco, Utah, in Beaver County. It is on Ely Highway (Utah Route 21), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milford UT 84751, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country and in the West Desert.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Also see . . . Frisco - A Ten Year High. Legends of America provides a history of Frisco: Located in Beaver County,
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Utah are the silent remains of the once booming mining camp of Frisco. Though, its life was short, it is filled with history, from millions of dollars in ore taken from the Horn Silver Mine to shoot-outs in its dusty streets. Today its crumbling foundations, charcoal ovens, and silent cemetery speak eloquently of its rich and varied past…. (Submitted on October 26, 2014.)

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Photographed by Doreen Thomson, June 28, 2008

2. Frisco Marker

Frisco Marker along roadside image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mh, October 5, 2014

3. Frisco Marker along roadside

Old mine entrances on the southeastern side of the San Francisco Mountains image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mh, October 5, 2014

4. Old mine entrances on the southeastern side of the San Francisco Mountains

Frisco Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Doreen Thomson, June 28, 2008

5. Frisco Cemetery

Frisco Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Doreen Thomson, June 25, 2010

6. Frisco Ruins

Frisco Charcoal Ovens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Doreen Thomson, June 25, 2010

7. Frisco Charcoal Ovens

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2014. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2014, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. 2. submitted on February 23, 2025, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2014, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. 5, 6. submitted on February 23, 2025, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. 7. submitted on February 25, 2025, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.