CP-06 Watercress Construction Camp

  • Established: In 1910, by Central Pacific Railroad
  • Origin of Name: Named for the watercress in the stream near the camp
  • Miles from San Francisco: 699.8
  • Used by Railroad: 1910- about 1940
  • Railroad Function: A principal freight and siding for area ranches in early 20th Century; railroad documents of 1926 recorded corrals, a barn, a stock pond and landing platform,
  • Historical Overview: Artifacts and field investigations suggest that Watercrest was established when Terrace was abandoned, two miles to the east; early in the 20th Century the Terrace waterline was rerouted to Watercress and south to the Lemay siding on the Lucin Cutoff
  • Location: 2.3 miles west of Terrace
  • No population figures for this Northern Utah rail siding