The Water Lily Shaft near Eureka, Utah was dug during 31 days in 1921 and won a "World Champion Shaft Sinking" competition. It was drilled by Walter Fitch Jr. Company using Waugh Clipper Drills, and set a record of "427.5 feet of vertical, three-compartment shaft" being dug in a 31-day period.[2]
Water Lily Shaft | |
Nearest city | Eureka, Utah |
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Coordinates | 39°59′4″N 112°3′13″W / 39.98444°N 112.05361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Tintic Mining District MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 79003489[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is in the Tintic Mining District.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Water Lily Shaft". National Park Service. and accompanying photo