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As of 2016, except for the intermittent (more permanent since 2008) presence of Zdarsky, one of the four property owners and avid solitary explorer, and his IVOPROP Corp research and development activities, Lucin is a
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Lucin was founded in the late 19th century, about 10 miles (16 km) north of its current location, to provide a water stop for railroads to replenish their
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For a while, no one lived in Lucin, until 1997 when Ivo Zdarsky, an aviation entrepreneur and manufacturer of the
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Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names
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The town was moved in 1903 to serve as a stop for the
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Ghost town
Lucin is located in Utah
Lucin is located in the United States
41°20′54″N 113°54′18″W / 41.34833°N 113.90500°W / 41.34833; -113.90500
Country
State
Utah
County
Box Elder
Named for
GNIS
railroad
Box Elder County
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
steam locomotives
Lucin Cutoff
Central
Southern Pacific Railroads
Ivoprop
songbirds
wildlife
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
fossil
bivalve
ghost town
rockhounds
chert
variscite

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