Emery County (Utah); Alger, Samuel; Cleveland (Utah)
Samuel Alger and his wife Ruth moved, as a young married couple from Huntington to the barren flats that would become Cleveland (Utah). According to the Emery County History Book, he was instrumental in getting the Cleveland Canal started by...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge; San Rafael River; Swinging Bridge; CCC
The biggest assignment for Company 529 of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Castle Dale was to build a bridge across the San Rafael River on the San Rafael Swell. Bridge construction began in 1935. The bridge was built under the direction of the...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael River; Swinging Bridge; CCC
The biggest assignment for Company 529 of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Castle Dale was to build a bridge across the San Rafael River on the San Rafael Swell. Bridge construction began in 1935.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Castle Dale (Utah); CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah was built in 1935. The photo captions read: D.G. 27, Camp 529 ; M.P. Greaves Proj. Supt. N. Hamilton E.A. ; Capt. Carlton G. Rocky; Lt. Clarence W. Callahan. The CCCs were a...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 529 worked with the Department of Agriculture Division of Grazing, building roads, dams, bridges, erosion stabilization, ponds, etc. Bulldozers were about the only technical equipment. Most of the work was done...
Emery County (Utah); Castle Dale (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Bunkhouse for Company 529 in Castle Dale. This group of CCC boys worked on the San Rafael Swell. Their crowining achievement, according to locals, is the San Rafael Bridge, or "Swinging Bridge" as it is nicknamed.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; Owl; Jensen, Dermis; CCC
Dermis Jensen took this photograph while supervising the construction of the Swinging Bridge in 1935-1937 by the CCCs. He worked with Company 529, and here are a few of the boys from that camp looking at an owl perched on their company sign.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; Swinging Bridge; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; San Rafael River; CCC
The dedication of the San Rafael Bridge, or Swinging Bridge, as it became known, was attended by a huge crowd including the governor of Utah. The headlines of the day read, "Mystery Lands Opened Up." The building of this bridge by the CCCs opened...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Bridge; Jensen, Dermis; CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps provided jobs for young men 18-22 years old. Company 529 was comprised mostly of boys from cities back east, with a few local boys as well. It also provided work for local men as supervisors, cooks, etc. Dermis...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps;. Company 529
Men, dozer and truck moving dirt. Company 529 with a base camp in Casle Dale, worked on the San Rafael Swell for the Division of Grazing. They built roads, bridges, rock walls to stabalize streams and prevent erosion, etc. Their crowining...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Men, dozer and truck moving dirt. Company 529 with a base camp in Castle Dale, worked on the San Rafael Swell for the Division of Grazing. They built roads, bridges, rock walls to stabalize streams and prevent erosion, etc. Their crowining...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Rockwork; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Rock Dam built by the CCC boys in the 1930s. They had professional people as their supervisors and followed directions very well. The rockwork is still a work of art.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael River; San Rafael Bridge; Livestock; Sheep
The San Rafael Swinging Bridge was built by the CCCs in1937. It was constructed under the direction of the Division of Grazing. It benefitted local ranchers by providing safe and convenient access to thousands of acres of winter grazing for their...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael River; San Rafael Bridge; Swinging Bridge; Suspension Bridge; CCC
This photograph shows the cable anchor which holds the suspension bridge. The main forces in a suspension bridge are tension in the main cables and compression in the pillars. Almost all the force on the pillars is vertically downward. The...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael River; San Rafael Bridge; Swinging Bridge; CCC
The biggest assignment for Company 529 of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Castle Dale was to build a bridge across the San Rafael River on the San Rafael Swell. Bridge construction began in 1935. A local rancher and trapper from Emery by the...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael River; San Rafael Bridge; Swinging Bridge; CCC
The biggest assignment for Company 529 of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Castle Dale was to build a bridge across the San Rafael River on the San Rafael Swell. Bridge Construction began in 1935. This was to provide a way for ranchers to get...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael River; San Rafael Bridge; Swinging Bridge; CCC
The biggest assignment for Company 529 of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Castle Dale was to build a bridge across the San Rafael River on the San Rafael Swell. Bridge construction began in 1935. The bridge was built under the direction of the...