Water Lily Shaft


Water Lily Shaft
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Eureka, Utah
Coordinates	39°59′4″N 112°3′13″W / 39.98444°N 112.05361°W / 39.98444; -112.05361Coordinates: 39°59′4″N 112°3′13″W / 39.98444°N 112.05361°W / 39.98444; -112.05361
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Tintic Mining District MRA
NRHP Reference #	79003489^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1979

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is in the Tintic Mining District.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Water Lily Shaft" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photo

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