Dragon

Dragon is a ghost town in , at the extreme eastern edge of , United States. Founded in about 1888 as a Gilsonite mining camp, Dragon boomed in the first decade of the 20th century as the end-of-line town for the Uintah Railway.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: ghost town in Uintah County, Utah, United States
  • Also known as: Dragon Ghost Town”, “Dragon, UT”, and “Dragon, Utah

Dragon

Latitude
39.78449° or 39° 47′ 4″ north
Longitude
-109.07609° or 109° 4′ 34″ west
Elevation
5,771 feet (1,759 metres)
Open location code
85FGQWMF+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151517585
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5538331
Wiki­data ID
Q5305077
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In Other Languages

“Dragon” goes by many names.
  • Navajo: Tsézhiin Dilyį́įhii (kinsááʼ)
  • Navajo: Tsézhiin Dilyį́įhii

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