Harrisburg
Harrisburg is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States. Established as Harrisville in 1859, the town was flooded by the Virgin River in 1862, causing the residents to move farther up Quail Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States
- Also known as: “Cottonwood”, “Harrisburg, UT”, “Harrisburg, Utah”, and “Harrisville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quail Creek State Park.
Quail Creek State Park
Park
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Quail Creek State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 600-acre reservoir. The park is located within Hurricane, Utah, 9 miles west of the city center and 1.5 miles south of the historic ghost town of Harrisburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leeds and Silver Reef.
Leeds
Village
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Leeds is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. Leeds is situated 2½ miles northeast of Harrisburg.
Silver Reef
Hamlet
Silver Reef is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States, about 15 miles northeast of St. George and 1 mile west of Leeds. John Kemple, a prospector from Nevada, discovered a vein of silver in a sandstone formation in 1866. Silver Reef is situated 4 miles north of Harrisburg.
Hurricane
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Hurricane is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. Its population was 20,036 as of the 2020 United States Census estimates. The Hurricane valley makes up the easternmost part of the St. George metropolitan area and is near Zion National Park.
Harrisburg
- Category: ghost town
- Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Harrisburg” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هاريسبورغ”
- Japanese: “ハリスバーグ”
- Urdu: “ہیرسبرک، یوٹاہ”
- Urdu: “ہیرسبرک”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Purgatory and Harrisburg Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harrisburg Cemetery and Harrisburg Flat.
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