Cedar City (Iron County, Utah)--Buildings; Church buildings; Mormon Church
Photo of LDS Rock Church from post card, reads: Constructed of colorful native stone, this picturesque chapel was built through the contributions of labor and money from the local "Mormon" Church members.
A. J. Wilson, J. Harris, C. Willden, Joseph Armstrong, D. D. Reese, J. Tattersall, H. Tattersall, Thomas Richards, D. C. Adams, W. Holgate and W. Hall.
The Adamsville townsite was surveyed in 1867, and named Adamsville after its founder, David...
CHAPTER Six
MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND STREAMS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTDOOR RECREATION
The mountains, known as the Tushar Range, east of Beaver City, are full of ideal places for outdoor recreation, fishing, hunting and camping. The fishing up and down...
INDUSTRIES IN PIONEER DAYS AGRICULTURE AND STOCK RAISING
Agriculture and stock raising were the two most important industries in Beaver County in pioneer days.
The Mormon founders of Utah built their culture and institutions on an agricultural...
he labored the greater part of his life. The walls of this little room were usually adorned with guns of every make and size of the day, and there were rows and rows of brass keys strung on wire.
Mr. Ash was a special friend of the Indians, who...
The Wells Fargo Express established an office in Beaver about 1877 or 1878. Charles Woodhouse was manager.
James Low, a native of Scotland and a convert to the Mormon Church, was one of Beaver's original pio-neers. He took an active part in the...
Due to shortage of water in the early days, there was little hay raised by the Minersville settlers. To supple-ment the small supply, the ranchers, farmers and stock-men would make regular trips to the Yellow Banks, 20 miles north of Minersville,...
Salt Lake & San Pedro Railroad. Finally, this road was taken over by the Union Pacific. RANGE CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY DAYS During the years of the '80s and '90s the range was in excellent condition for the grazing of cattle. Few, if any, sheep were...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Geology; Windowblind; Richards, Drew
Window Blind Peak is one of the highest monoliths in the United States. It is the highest formation in the photograph. It has two unfinished arches, giving the impression of windows with blinds drawn. The Native Americans dubbed it "Blind Window"...
Emery County (Utah); Castle Dale (Utah); Emery County Courthouse
According to Naomi Jensen, this courthouse was built in Castle Dale in 1892 for the cost of $5,000. "The old structure was made of native brick burnt in the kiln on Orange Seely's farm. Joe Green from Springville built the courthouse by contract......
Emery County (Utah); Emery (Utah); Jensen, Venice; Schools; Windstorms;
A severe windstorm destroyed the school in Emery Town. Native Americans in the area called Castle Valley "Blow Valley." The wind blows often, but rarely hard enough to blow down a building.
CHARLES M. HEYBORNE Biography 1848 - 1935 Charles McMillan Heyborne was born in Launceston, Van Demansland, Tasmania, on t h e 21st of J a n u a r y , 1848, t h e son of John and Sarah Ann McMillan Heyborne. His f a t h e r was an English officer...
JOHN VARLEY ADAMS Biography 1832 - 1919 John Varley Adams was born August 17, 1832, in Rounds, North Hamptonshire, England, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Varley Adams. He was t h e fifth son of eleven children. John was p u t to work early in life...