Emery County (Utah); Dinosaurs; Cleveland Lloyd Quarry; Allosaurus; Museum
22 foot Allosaurus Antodemus skeleton taken from the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. The quarry contains the densest concentration of Jurassic fossils ever found. How the dinosaurs ended up in the area is a mystery. It appears as though many...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eastering; Horse and Wagons; Geary, Elmo, Easter
A closeup of image0-275; Elmo Geary and his teenage friends went to the San Rafael Swell in horse drawn wagons in 1929 over Easter Weekend. This tradition of Emery County residents spending Easter on the San Rafael Swell or "Desert" as it is...
A mile east of the San Rafael Bridge in a little cove in the Sinbad area is the Cowboy's stock corral built by Paul Judd in the early 1900s. The white rock standing out in the middle is where they store extra feed.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Stock Corral; Wild Horses
A mile east of the San Rafael Bridge in a little cove is the Sinbad Cowboys stock corral, built by Paul Judd in the early 1900s. The white rock standing out in the middle of the photo is the area where they stored extra feed for their wild horses.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swasey, Charles
A painting of Charley Swasey the oldest of the San Rafael Swasey Brothers--Charley, Rod, Sid and Joe. Charley has many descendents still in the Castle Valley area.
A photo listed as "Inside the Swasey Bank." Rodney Swasey, the father of the Swasey boys, owned a bank in the Springville or Provo area in the late 1800s.
A photo of Maryetta taken later in her life, 1939. She was 70 years old, born in 1869. Joe was born in 1861 and died in 1930 at the age of 69. She had been a widow for 9 years, in this picture and died two years later in 1941. Joe and Mary Etta...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Uneva Mine; Grange, Mar
A rock faced opening to a mine is found in Uneva Mine Canyon on the San Rafael Reef. The Reef is a geologic formation that has been uplifted dramatically. The Reef runs for 40 miles along the eastern border of the Swell. Into this formidable jagged...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #1. The Swasey Boys of the San Rafael Swell.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Sid and Charley; Geology
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #10, geologic formations known as Sid and Charley. Charley is the stout one and Sid, the slimmer one. There monoliths are very tall,...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Eagle Canyon; Eagle Arch; Beer Stein Arch; Geology
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #11, the arch in Eagle Canyon. Many places on the San Rafael Swell have a story to go with them -- stories relating to the Swaseys....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #12. "Even though the Swasey boys seemed wild to some, they all found girls to marry, raised families, and many of their descendants...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swasey, Joseph and Mary Etta
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #13, Wedding picture of Joe and Mary Etta, 1887
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Charley's Arch; Geology
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #15, Charley's Arch. Another geologic formation named after one of the Swaseys. "Earning a Living was hard and often involved trips...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Geology; Devil's Racetrack
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #16, Devil's Racetrack. There is a horse and buggy on Devil's Racetrack--taken in 1921. Many areas of the Swell were named after the...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasay Family; Cliff Dweller
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #17, Cliff Dweller or Joe's Office. "Home away from home" was a large alcove where logs were laid to create a flat surface for a...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Tan Seep; Swasey, Monte
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #19, Horse Traps. "From the Head of Sinbad, Joe and his brothers trailed after horses caught in the many horse traps they contructed...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #2. San Rafael Swell, one of the last frontiers.