Thistle is a ghost town in Spanish Fork Canyon in southeastern Utah County, Utah, United States. During the era of steam locomotives, the town's primary industry was servicing trains for the Denver an
Remnants of the Thistle schoolhouse, September 2006
Aerial photo of the Thistle area in spring 1983 showing the dam formed by the landslide, "Lake Thistle" over the submerged town, and the construction to re-route US-6, US-89, and the D&RGW around the landslide area
Looking northwest from the view area along US-6/US-89 showing the abandoned railroad and highway grades next to the replacement alignments, June 2010
The Spanish Fork is a river in southeastern Utah County, Utah, United States.
Thistle, Utah
…Thistle is a ghost town in Spanish Fork Canyon in southeastern Utah County, Utah, United States. During the era of steam locomotives, the town's primary industry was servicing trains for the Denver…
Fall leaves along the Spanish Fork River
Looking north from Utah State Route 77 (West 4400 South) at the Spanish Fork, as it flows between Lake Shore and Palmyra, May 2016
Looking east along the Spanish Fork River Trail from South 1100 East, July 2015
The Spanish Fork bypass tunnel intake, July 2015