Silver Reef, Utah
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Location in Utah
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| Foundation : | 1875 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Utah | ||
| County : | Washington County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 15 ′ N , 113 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Height : | 1157 m | ||
| FIPS : | 053-69270 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1445602 | ||
Silver Reef is a former mining community ( ghost town ) in Washington County , Utah . It was the only mine in North America that mined silver in sandstone . The settlement was inhabited from 1875 to 1893 and in 1879 had 2000 inhabitants. A former residence is now run as a museum and temporarily as an art gallery .
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