Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Company 959 working on Ferron Mountain under the direction of the Forest Service. The young men had to work very hard, and much of their work was done by hand.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Forest Service; CCC
Civilian Conservaton Corps Company 959 worked on Ferron Mountain and Joe's Valley building roads, dams, stabalizing stream beds, and planting trees. They worked in areas that had primitive or non existant roads.
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); Civilian Conservation Corps; Price, Owen; Log Fence
Log fence built by the CCCs. Owen Price belonged to Company 959 located first at a base camp in Mount Pleasant. They worked on the Gooseberry Creek projects. They then transferred to a base camp in Ferron and worked on Ferron Mountain.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Price, Owen; Log Fence; CCC
Log fence built by the CCCs. Owen Price belonged to Company 959 located first at a base camp in Mount Pleasant. They worked on the Gooseberry Creek projects. They then transferred to a base camp in Ferron and worked on Ferron Mountain.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Spike Camp, Ferron (Utah); CCC
Company 959 had a base camp in Mt. Pleasant (Utah) with a Spike Camp at Gooseberry Creek and then transfered to a base camp at Ferron (Utah) with a Spike Camp on Ferron Mountain. Tents are lined up for the CCC boys to sleep in rather than in...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Ferron (Utah); Price, Owen; CCC
Owen Price called the CCCs "Roosevelt's Instant Army." He said, "We had the training; we never fired a weapon, but as far as discipline, we had it! We were soldiers. All we had to do was move." Company 959 of the Cvilian Conservation Corps was...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; School Field Trips; Rowley, Sammy; Stevens, Vonda; Stevens, Melva; Steicklman, Babe
Emery County schools often took the students on field trips to the San Rafael Swell or near by Cedar Mountain. These 14 year old girls are part of the ninth grade field trip to the desert in 1923.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; MK Tunnels; Blasting; Cold War; Morrison Knudsen
The controlled explosions, which were set off on top, were advertised in the newspapers as to the date and time. Many residents of Emery Country drove out to the area and witnessed the TNT explosions. These photographs were taken by individuals who...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; MK Tunnels; Cold War; Morrison Knudsen; Explosions
The largest explosions, which were set off on top to test the strength of the sandstone tunnels, were advertised in the newspapers as to the date and time. Many residents of Emery Country drove out to the area and witnessed the TNT explosions....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; MK Tunnels; Cold War; Morrison Knudsen; Explosions
The controlled explosions, which were set off on top. were advertised in the newspapers as to the date and time. Many residents of Emery Country drove out to the area and witnessed the TNT blasting. These photographs were taken by individuals who...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swasey, Rod
Rod Swasey was next to the oldest brother in a group who became known as the Swasey Boys.The Swasey brothers went to the San Rafael Swell with the family's herds of cattle and horses in the 1870s. Liking the Swell so much, they basically made it...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Temple Mountain; Mining
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #21, Temple Mountain. "The Swasey boys prospected for minerals. From the Head of Sinbad they went out to Temple Mountain and mined...