Jackson, Utah

Jackson is a ghost town in the western desert of Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

[1] It lies on the western end of the Lucin Cutoff, just west of the Great Salt Lake.

[2] On February 19, 1904, during a collision between two Southern Pacific trains, a carload of dynamite exploded, wrecking everything within an 0.5 miles (0.80 km) radius, including the majority of lives within the town of 45.

[3] The effects are credited to concussion, although officials at the time were surprised by the disaster's magnitude.

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Map of Utah highlighting Box Elder County