Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swinging Bridge Dedication; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Orlon Mortensen belonged to Company 959 which worked in Ferron Canyon and Ferron Mountain but came to the dedication of the San Rafael Bridge built over the San Rafael River by another CCC company. It was dedicated in 1937, and a huge crowd...
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); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; Davis Family; Saw Mills
The Davis family owned the Davis Sawmill in Reeder's Canyon in Joe's Valley which had the government contract to provide the lumber for building the San Rafael Bridge. The family is pictured here during the dedication of the Bridge. Elias Henry...
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...