I Went Back to the Drained Pineview Reservoir… We Found Even More
Tim Sessions
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I went back to the drained Pineview Reservoir in Huntsville, Utah to explore even more of what has been hidden beneath the water — and this time we found some incredible pieces of local history.
A few weeks ago, I explored Pineview after the reservoir was significantly lowered for pipe repairs. That first trip uncovered old roads, foundations and other remnants from before parts of the valley were submerged. After seeing your comments and stories, I knew I had to go back.
This time we explored a completely different area of the exposed reservoir bed and found old trolley tracks, paved roads, house foundations, basements, springs, artifacts and other remnants of the communities that existed around Pineview before the reservoir was raised. We also searched for the old Artesian Park and the springs that once attracted visitors to the Ogden Valley.
My friend Ryan brought along some of his recent finds from Pineview as well, including an ox shoe, Buffalo nickel, shell button and an old military button that may date from the Indian Wars era.
With Pineview Reservoir temporarily drawn down, we're getting a rare look at a landscape and pieces of Ogden Valley history that normally sit beneath the water.
If you enjoyed my first Pineview exploration, consider this the next chapter. We went farther, found more, and I'm pretty sure there's still plenty left to discover.
Location: Pineview Reservoir / Huntsville / Eden, Utah
Topics: Pineview Reservoir, drained reservoir, Utah history, Ogden Valley history, Huntsville Utah, Eden Utah, abandoned places, underwater history, historical artifacts, old roads, trolley tracks, Artesian Park
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There was a clay mine on the west side of North Arm where the orange clay was mixed with grass and formed into bricks, dried in the sun. Many of the old pioneer homes are made with these orange bricks.
There were many homes that were torn down when the dam was built.
That was the a railroad crossing that went to Ogden down the canyon.
My late father in law used to talk about going to Ogden when he was little by wagon & it would take 6 hrs. They would stay the night with relatives in Ogden & go back to Eden in the morning.
Have you found any of my lures out there yet? That’s like like a total of 3 of them. 50 bucks worth
I Went Back to the Drained Pineview Reservoir… We Found Even More
Tim Sessions
16,131 views
I went back to the drained Pineview Reservoir in Huntsville, Utah to explore even more of what has been hidden beneath the water — and this time we found some incredible pieces of local history.
A few weeks ago, I explored Pineview after the reservoir was significantly lowered for pipe repairs. That first trip uncovered old roads, foundations and other remnants from before parts of the valley were submerged. After seeing your comments and stories, I knew I had to go back.
This time we explored a completely different area of the exposed reservoir bed and found old trolley tracks, paved roads, house foundations, basements, springs, artifacts and other remnants of the communities that existed around Pineview before the reservoir was raised. We also searched for the old Artesian Park and the springs that once attracted visitors to the Ogden Valley.
My friend Ryan brought along some of his recent finds from Pineview as well, including an ox shoe, Buffalo nickel, shell button and an old military button that may date from the Indian Wars era.
With Pineview Reservoir temporarily drawn down, we're getting a rare look at a landscape and pieces of Ogden Valley history that normally sit beneath the water.
If you enjoyed my first Pineview exploration, consider this the next chapter. We went farther, found more, and I'm pretty sure there's still plenty left to discover.
Location: Pineview Reservoir / Huntsville / Eden, Utah
Topics: Pineview Reservoir, drained reservoir, Utah history, Ogden Valley history, Huntsville Utah, Eden Utah, abandoned places, underwater history, historical artifacts, old roads, trolley tracks, Artesian Park
#PineviewReservoir #UtahHistory #OgdenValley
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Things I use in my videos:
Link to buy the DJI Mavic Mini Pro 3: https://amzn.to/3HsijsY
Link to buy the DJI Pocket 3: https://amzn.to/48xGYrT
Link to buy the DJI Mic 2: https://amzn.to/425hEH8
Please note: this post contains affiliate links and I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.