| Title |
Joy, Utah p.1 |
| Collection |
Classified Photograph Collection |
| File Name |
39222001436257 |
| Photo Number |
15445 |
| Classification |
979.2 |
| Creator |
Polson, Herb |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Subject |
Cities and towns; Mining towns; Abandoned mines; Ghost towns |
| Spatial Coverage |
Joy; Millard County; Utah |
| Description |
Site of Joy store or trading post was by brust in foreground. Still standing are the cedar posts and barb wire fence enclosing the corral. Joy was a gathering place for sheepherders, prospectors, and miners. The site of Joy is approximately 30 miles northwest of Delta, Utah, located on the Juab-Millard county line. Drum Mountain Mining District was formed in 1872 and gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, mangenese, and bismuth mining took place. In 1879 the Drum Mountain Mining District was reorganized into the Detroit District by Harry Joy and Charles Howard, who established mining operations and a smetler at Joy. Harry Joy was the founder of Packard Motor Company in Detroit. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2011 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 979.2 Utah Cities |
| Source Format |
Print Photograph |
| Source Size |
8 in x 10 in |
| Source Donors |
Polson, Herb |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6h70rs0 |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
452908 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h70rs0 |
