Ghosts in Utah
Just like many western states, Utah has its share of creepy ghost stories, like the white lady of Latuda.
Today, the coal camps of the 1800s are no more than ghost towns. Little is left of these ghost towns; many choked out by the sagebrush, or lost in the depth of some canyon.
One such Utah ghost story is that of the white lady that haunts the ghost town of Latuda, located in Carbon County, up Spring Canyon.
At one time the mine near Latuda, also known as Liberty, once employed over 100 men, and the community grew to include shops, and other businesses. The town was estimated to have a population of 400 during its heyday, and for a mining camp this was quite large.
Life was great for those in Latuda; that was until disaster struck in 1927, when several avalanches came down the canyon walls to destroy a number of homes, and killed several people.
Although the town would still exist for a few more decades, it did eventually fade away and by the late 1960s there was little left but the abandoned mine, and the mining company building.
For years it has been rumored that a lady in white haunts the ruins of this ghost town, she can be seen wandering the town, as well as the mine.
The most common explanation for the ghost known as the lady in white of Latuda, is that she was a young mother, who had on that fateful day in 1927 left her child sleeping at home while she ran a quick errand at the general store.
After the avalanche killed her child, she hung herself in the upper floors of the mine office.
Many people have reported seeing this ghost, including hikers, and those who have lived in the area for years.
To this day the lady in white walks the streets of this ghost town, seemingly unaware that the town now lay in ruins.
