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Early Day Wood Beam Walking Hand Plow

18 Tuesday Feb 2020

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Early Day Wood Beam Walking Hand Plow

This plow was donated to the museum by Mr. & Mrs. Leslie E. Nelson, of Hurricane, Utah.

History of the plow is from Mr. Nelson’s grandmother, Hulda Ellertson Kay, who was housekeeper for Apostle Hyde during the period of 1875.

The Nelson family owned the original Hyde home in Spring City, Utah. This home was built of the same stone as the Manti Temple and still stands today as strong as it was when built. It was listed on The Utah State Register of Historic Sites on May 5, 1971, as Orson Hyde Home. This was in recognition of its architectural and historic significance.

According to information given to Mr. Nelson by his grandmother, this plow was used by the Hyde family during this period. Other farm and garden items were also found at the home. The large garden hoe that is in the museum is one of those items. The Nelsons have part of the old pump that was also on the property which is now standing as a yard light at their home in Hurricane.

This historic marker is located in Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park in Hurricane, Utah.

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SLC to SoCal – Point of Mountain

18 Tuesday Feb 2020

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Salt Lake to Southern California Road – Point of Mountain

“Took leave of my wife and Br. Brown drove ahead and found a very hard hill to ascend which is a divide between Utah and Salt Lake Valleys… Proceeding down the divide we came in sight of Utah Lake. This is a beautiful sheet of water some forty miles long and lies in a sort of triangle. It is surrounded by a large valley covered with a heavy growth of grass.”

-Addison Pratt, Oct. 5, 1849

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Kanosh Old City Building

17 Monday Feb 2020

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I was exploring in the area and thought this was a cool looking building, I wasn’t sure what it was and was taking some photos planning to research it later when I happened to see an old friend who grew up in the area – she told me it was the city building and she remembers going with her mom to pay the utility bill there as a kid.

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The Merz Fountain in Mt Pleasant

17 Monday Feb 2020

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The Merz Fountain in Mt Pleasant

Adolph and Hyrum Merz learned how to carve stone monuments Switzerland and made the cemetery fountain for Mt Pleasant, Utah.

It was made to look like a tree stump and was very detailed. They did it free of charge for their community and it was admired by many. It was later moved from the cemetery to the front yard of the Relic Home.

The plaque on the fountain says:

This water fountain carved in stone from the hills north of Moroni, Utah was made by Hyrum and Adolph Merz and presented by them to the City of Mt. Pleasant, Utah in 1901.

Early Public Buildings

17 Monday Feb 2020

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Early Public Buildings

These three buildings were originally built on this town square.

1912 School

Used as school, seminary, church and Relief Society Building.

1917 School

Hurricane School – elementary through high school built in 1917.

Hurricane Church

L.D.S. Stake center built in 1937.

Heritage, by Owen Sanders

Some were weak in spirit
And had not faith to try;
Some were weak in body
And left the trail to die.

While those who trudged the dusty trails
And suffered grief and pain
Were destined by their efforts,
to gain eternal fame.

We who bask in glory
Of our distinguished past
Must know, that all this glory,
Without effort, cannot last.

Our pioneer names ring down the years
In leadership and zeal;
Let’s help them ring forevermore
A vibrant, valiant peal!

“For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody“. – Isaiah 51:3

This is S.U.P. Marker #23-B, see other S.U.P. Markers here.

This historic marker is located in Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park in Hurricane, Utah.

C.W. Reid House

16 Sunday Feb 2020

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C.W. Reid House
636 East Center Street

This house is a good example of a Victorian Eclectic Cottage with the Crosswing plan. The projecting front wing has Greek Revival style cornice returns. A period carriage house lends to the architectural integrity of the site. Notable owners of this property include C. W. Reid, (1906–1910) who was a member of the BYU Music Department faculty, then joined the Mccune School of Music in Salt Lake City and continued private instruction in San Francisco. Robert D. Snow acquired the property in 1940 and the property has remained in the Snow family ever since then. Mr. Snow worked at Columbia-Geneva Steel Works for 31 years before passing away in 1961.

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Rivoli Theater

16 Sunday Feb 2020

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The Rivoli Theater under the ownership of Emil Ostlund first opened its doors to the public on December 22, 1927 with its first movie presentation, a silent picture titled “Loves of Carmen.”

The Rivoli was note the first movie house to open in Springville. The Star Theater in the block north of the Rivoli had been in operation for several years, but would soon give way tothe more progressive Rivoli which added a sound system for the “talkies” in 1929.

The movies, along with radio programs, became the most popular forms of public entertainment and movie going by the late 1920s was a regular habit for many Springville adults and younger people alike. New films were released in great quantity as Hollywood capitalized on the vast appetites of the film loving public. New films opened two or three times a week and the Rivoli audiences responded enthusiastically when the big stars of the day like Clara Bow, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford graced the silver screen.

Through the depression years of the 1930s and the war years of the 1940s patrons flocked to the movies for a brief respite from tough economic times and wartime worries. There were also newsreels for keeping up with current events.

Adding to the fun were live performances of trained chimpanzees and mesmerizing magicians. This mix of filmed and live entertainment continued until 1967 when Carl Lind, a new owner, remodeled the theater and renamed it the Villa. A few years later another group acquired the theater and it became the Villa Playhouse.

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See Mollies Nipple

15 Saturday Feb 2020

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See Mollie’s Nipple
“It’s A Butte”

See Mollies Nipple–Climb Mollies Nipple
By Owen Sanders

This pinnacle piercing the skyline
On the crest of the Hurricane Cliffs
Is a vivid, visible landmark
That has sparked many frontier tiffs.

The playful pioneer naming the nipple
Was lost in the annals of time
But Mollies who winced at jabbing jests
Survive in sparkling rhyme!

Breathtaking vistas of awesome charm
Can be seen from the Nipples crest
And silently vie with any view
That is lauded throughout the West!

To clamber like goats to the Nipples Nib
Takes vigor of muscle and wind
And laggards with fleeting devotion
Are left on the trail far behind!

The magic of mind to climb for the crown
Is the goad for gaining a goal;
Should your body grow weary from climbing
Consider the gift to your soul!

Mollies Nipple as seen driving West from Zion National Park. It rises 400 ft. above the crest of the Hurricane Cliffs.

Mollies Nipple as seen entering Hurricane City and the Hurricane Valley from California. The historic Nipple rises 1353 feet above the fertile Hurricane Valley.

Mollies Nipple was given its historic name by pioneer colonizers of Toquerville, Virgin City, Grafton, Rockville, Springdale and other communities along the Rio Virgin. The unique symmetry of this visible Dixie landmark is protected from rapid erosion by a massive capstone of volcanic rock.

Indian throwing sticks for hunting small game, and hardwood fire tongs used to pick up hot stones from camp fires and drop them into pitch lined baskets for cooking purposes, were found in small caves at the base of the Hurricane Cliffs below Mollies Nipple.

Hundred of hikers have climbed to the crest of Mollies Nipple to view a vast circle of breath-taking, colorful, geologic and historic wonders, unmatched by any view in the world!

Pottery shards were found by hikers on top of this butte, indicating Indians likely used this landmark to send up smoke signals to hunting and seed gathering parties.

Take the time to make this scenic climb!

This historic marker is located in Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park in Hurricane, Utah.

Milburn Mercantile Building

15 Saturday Feb 2020

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The old mercantile building is an awesome sight in Milburn, built in 1877 – the walls are still standing majestically in the beautiful little valley.

It housed a post office and general store downstairs and a social hall upstairs for dances and church meetings. There are foundations and steps of a school next door to the east.

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