years before.I9The city of Winter Quarters (now Omaha, Nebraska), where some of the people from Nauvoo settled, was across the Missouri River on the west bank. Weakened by the long trek, the Inhabitants were plagued by disease but were still able...
worked so hard riding the Pony Express so that he could save a little money for himself above the needs of the family to afford some good clothes and real shoes. Up until this time he had worn only the clothes sewn by his mother and nioccasins on...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
woman who wished additional design on the walls of her home. Down the cliff a little ways a full-fledged dig was in process - a number of potsherds and pieces of siliceous minerals used for making arrow heads were found, and Dick actually picked up...
with John L. Sevy, who had seen them and asked for a ride back to Cedar City that night. He and Mr. Sevy traveled up the canyon from Newcastle past Castle Ranch and on to Irontown and then past Woolsey's Ranch to Cedar City. It took them most of...
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); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael River; San Rafael River; Rededication of Bridge
When the new bridge was dedicated, the old Swinging Bridge, a suspension bridge built by the CCCs in 1937 was repaired and rededicated. Even school children attended. The "Swinging Bridge" is a very popular site on the San Rafael Swell.
WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Built 1915 at a cost of $60,450 55 North 300 West On Feb. 1 , 1977, a Bond Election was held to build a new City Building. The results were a s follows: For--946 votes, and against--1267 votes. July 21, 1977. . . (City...
We pray that Thy spirit will continue to be with him and guide his footsteps as he now journeys in Thy presence, and in a like manncr we ask that Thou wilt bless all of us, that we may do that which is fitting, that we may do the things which we...
We entered Parowan about 5 o'clock, May 17, and I was affectionately greeted by those persons who administered to my sufferings some weeks before. I had changed so much and grown so fat that not one of them knew me. Mrs. Heap, my old landlady,...
water tank for the water line from Quitchapah. Unanimous. M r . Platt advises that t h e city build a dike across t h e Lake M r . S t a r k will do the job for $1200, o r 3000 cubic now. y a r d s at 40Q p e r cubic y a r d . The Council decided...
Grand Canyon National Park (Coconino County, Arizona)
Water storage tank built on the North Rim to store water pumped from Roaring Springs up 3,400 feet in elevation to this site. When built, this was the highest single stage water lift known. Photo from Ed Turek collection
wanted, we had to t u r n the bolt by hand to satisfy our immediate wants, until additional machinery was added. On November l s t , Henry Lunt was the first man to be called of a company of men detailed to go in mid November to settle the Little...
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Served as a member of the Southern Utah University Academic Computer User’s ComÂmittee (ACUC) from the inception of the committee though 1997.
Developed and currently help maintain the SUU Communication Department web site and the...