Ghost Town: Sodum - Utah County

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Site: Sodum
Alternate Names: The Fort, Fort Sodom, Soddum
County, State: Utah County, Utah
Years of Occupation: Unknown - 1860
Status of Site: Closed (Private Property)
Classification: Class 1 - Barren Town
Type: Agriculture
Remnants: No notable remains, everything at the present site is modern.
GPS Coordinate: N 39.985280° W 111.909969°
NRHP Reference#: N/A
Date of Last Visit: March 2nd, 2014

First settlement of Goshen Valley in Utah County, settlers soon moved onto Sandtown. Site is on private property though you can get near the site on the Goshen Bay Road. There are no notable remains, everything at the present site is modern.

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Site area as viewed from Goshen Bay Road

Further Reading:
Lower Goshen: Archaeology of a Mormon Pioneer Town
http://www.onlineutah.com/goshenhistory.shtml
 
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