maintained the records. He regarded it as routine to take readings on the stars late at night, sometimes standing waist-deep in snow. His maps were used by thousands of immigrants on their travels to Oregon and California. Fremont's report...
Drew Richards and friends traveling to the San Rafael Swell for Easter weekend. Although many people had cars in 1928, horses and wagons fared better in the muddy areas of the Swell. Spending Easter weekend on the Swell or the desert, as locals...
Allosaurus is from the Jurrasic Period. It is similar to the T-Rex which came later. It is the most common dinosaur found at the Cleveland Lloyd Quarry. However, many other dinosaur species have been found there as well.
William Lee Sokes, professor of geology at the University of Utah, is working with a student assembling a dinosaur skeleton. Stokes grew up in Cleveland, Utah and reportedly discovered the fossil cache that became the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur...
Emery County (Utah) Archives; Window Blind Peak; San Rafael Swell; Geary, Elmo; Castle Valley
Window Blind Peak or (Castle) is one of the most identifiable formations in the San Rafael Swell. Elmo Geary and friends were there for Easter weekend in 1929. Spending Easter weekend on the desert as locals call it, has been a tradition for over...
Emery County (Utah) San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Temple Mountain; Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc. Pictoral Report to Shareholders on Temple Mountain Mining Operations. Emery County, Utah -- January 15, 1953. Page 18: Hoist Room and Operator at A.E.C working unit 2A
Emery County (Utah); Baumann, Bill; Swinging Bridge; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; CCC
Bill Baumann and his wife standing on the San Rafael Bridge that he designed. It is from a newspaper article showing the engineer and his wife at the dedication of the San Rafael Bridge. The building of this bridge by the CCCs opened up the San...
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); 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); Civilian Conservation Corps; Davis Saw Mill; San Raphael Bridge; CCC
Elias Henry Davis is shown in this photograph at his mill. He owned the Davis Saw Mill located in Reeder Canyon in Joe's Valley. The government had a contract with his mill to provide the lumber for the San Rafael Bridge. Grandpa Davis, the owner...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael River; San Rafael Swell; 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...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Swell; Jensen, Dermis; CCC
Dermis Jensen was hired to be part of the Civilian Conservation Corps as the San Rafael Bridge Project Supervisor. He was a farmer and trapper from Emery, but lived in this tent on the Swell during the time he was supervisor of the Bridge project....
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; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; CCC
Newspaper article published in the Emery County Progress many years later, shows a 1937 photogrpah of the San Rafael Bridge during the dedication. The bridge was designed by engineer Bill Baumann. The building of this bridge by the CCCs opened up...
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...
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...
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); 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.