Cedar City (Iron County, Utah)--History; Mineral industry
Photograph of a picture of the old Iron Works on the bank of Coal Creek east of Cedar City. Bottom right corner reads "In memory of my grandfather, Daved Barklay Adams. B. Scot. Painted by R.D. Adams a grandson."
Jokes
Soph: My stock in trade is brains.
Freshie : You've got a funny looking sample case.
The follo"wing was handed in on an examination paper
in American history:
General Braddock \vas killed in the Revolutionary
"Var. I-Ie had three horses shot...
Keeseo arrived in Beaver, fine young men who might have done much good, but the natural aversion of the average young women to being assisted at childbirth by a man physician was as widespread and deep-seated among the early Mormons as if the...
operated by water power. It continued to run successfully until the erection of the Woolen Mills a few years later. Mr. Curfew was the grandfather of Clyde L. Messinger of Beaver.
Tannery
In 1869, Samuel N. Slaughter, having emigrated from Cape...
A railroad is just as colorful as the individuals in its employ, and actual reams of material have been written with respect to memorable personalities who have helped to make railroad life an ever-interesting phantasmagoria. So, too, Milford has...
and Mrs. Squires. They were married January 9, 1895, at Wah Wah. Owen Grover never owned the springs, his daughter, Mrs. Irene Green says. Mrs. Green says that her uncle, Joseph DeMeulle, owned a small place east of the main farm at Wah Wah and he...
Mon. July 18, 1898: Ther. hot. Wea. clear I helped Johny, Dan & Jake hoe flour corn this fore noon and painted a crayon picture of Joseph in the afternoon. Tuesday 19: Ther. warm Wea. some clouds south wind hoed a few weeds went to town and...
Wed. Jan. 10, 1900: Ther. 30., 50., Wea. Clear. Dan & I went up the river and got two loads of poles. I harrowed a piece of land by the footlog after I got back. Thursday 11: Ther. 32., 54., Wea. light clouds. worked on the rock road by the clear...
Fri. May 3, 1901: Ther. 49., Pleasant., Wea. Rain am To-day is Mother’s fiftieth Birth-day. Uncle John & Aunt Adelia “ [Uncle] Free “ [&] “ [Aunt] Jane Grandfather & G. Mother made us a visit. I went to Rockville this evening. 1) Saturday...
Emery County (Utah); Grand Canyon; Lodge; Wakefield, John; North Rim Lodge
Elmo Geary's grandfather John Wakefield with a younger man (maybe Merlin Geary) standing on one of the decks of the North Rim Lodge at the Grand Canyon in 1930.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps.; Company 959; Horses; Sheep Wagon
Owen Price was put in charge of taking care of the horses when CCC Company 959 was in Mt. Pleasant. Owen grew up on a farm and had handled horses all of his life. Most of the CCC boys were from cities. Owen sometimes stayed in a sheepherders wagon...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Wild Horses; Joe Swasey
Joe Swasey continued to breed wild horses with good stock. He went to Polluse Valley, Idaho and brought back many Appoloosa horses. Monte Swasey said of his grandfather, Joe and his father, Royal, "They had every color and shape imaginable. They...
Emery County (Utah); Historic Structures; Old Cove Fort; Richards, Drew
Photograph taken of Old Cove Fort (Utah) built to protect travelers from Indian attacks. It is located between Fillmore and Beaver. It was built by Gordon B. Hinckley's grandfather and has now been restored. This photograph was taken in 1927.
Emery County (Utah); Richards, Drew; Colton Ranch, Colton (Utah)
Grandpa Drew Richards came from Omaha to visit at the Colton Ranch in 1914. Drew Richards was named after his grandfather Drew. This man's son, Isaiah Richards, owned the farm in Colton, Utah. Isaiah's son is named after his grandfather. Drew...
Emery County (Utah); Huntington (Utah); Wakefield Family Reunion
From Addie and Drew Richards' Collection--The Wakefield Family Reunion. Addie wrote: Wakefield reunion on Grandfather Wakefield's Birthday Party. My family weren't able to attend, but Mother had me go anyway. From left to right: Aunt Mariah...
The families who settled along the Muddy Creek eventually needed more land in which to build a community. They planned to move the town a few miles to the south. First they had to divert water from Muddy Creek to the new townsite. It took them...
The families who settled along the Muddy Creek eventually needed more land in which to build a community. They planned to move the town a few miles to the south. First they had to divert water from Muddy Creek to the new townsite. It took them...
The settlers along the Muddy Creek evenutally decided to form a town a few miles away, where there was enough room for a largger community. First they had to divert the water from the Muddy Creek into a canal that would take water to the town of...