NE of Eureka, Eureka, Utah. County/parish: Utah.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 1979. NRIS 79003489.
Part of Tintic Mining District MRA (NRIS 64000875).
1 contributing structure.
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and is in the Tintic Mining District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/72000424