When coal mining started in the Bookcliff and Wasatch Plateau back in the late 1800’s many miners from different ethnic groups from America and countries from around the world came to Carbon County to mine the coal to provide for their families, heating of the homes, the making of steel, the production of electricity and other products.
These miners were exposed to cold, wet harsh conditions, bad top and ribs, explosive and poisonous gases, confined conditions with mining machinery and coal dust.
This memorial is dedicated to all miners who paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives and to all miners whose lives were shortened by crippling injuries, natural causes from from conditions and miners pneumoconiosis.
This memorial is located at 2 North 100 East in Price, Utah.
In memory of our Mona School and the dedicated teachers, board members, custodians, students and citizens, who made it great; we have built this monument from the sandstone and brick recovered there from. The bell hereon, signaled the beginning of school from its erection in 1907 until its termination in 1971.
This bicentennial park now situated on these grounds commemorates our devotion to and appreciation of our pioneer heritage.
HONORING Those Servicemen from the Taylorsville/Bennion Area who gave their lives in World Wars I and II in defense of freedom.
World War I Wayne T. Dimonnd, Harry Humphries, Gustav Lylia, Harvey A. Parker, Stanley Saddler
World War II Willard Cushing, Milo “Mike” Dekleva, Avalon L. Finlayson, Joseph Cyril Fitt, Wilson Lester Frost, Eldon Seal Mackay, Marvin West McLachlon, Ronald H. Parker, Mead Steadman
“Dee” Lund joined the Protective Services Section of the Utah Highway Patrol in 1986. He was promoted to Trooper in 1987 and transferred to field operations at Hanksville. He later moved to Green River, Emery County. On June 16, 1993, he was assisting other officers who were attempting to stop a stolen vehicle on Interstate 70. During the high-speed pursuit of the vehicle, three Troopers were fired upon. One of the rounds passed through the windshield of Trooper Lund’s patrol car, striking him in the head and killing him. Two suspects were later arrested and convicted of his murder.
In 2004 I found this memorial at N 38.92076 W 110.43143, at the San Rafael Reef Rest Area on Interstate 70, I recently found that it has been moved to 81 East Main Street in Green River.
Age: 44 Utah County Sheriff’s Office Homicide: Shooting
Sgt. Cory Wride, 44, was shot and killed while on uniformed patrol while assisting a stranded motorist.
After encountering a pickup truck with flashing blinkers at the side of the State Road 73 between Eagle Mountain and Cedar Fort, Sgt. Wride radioed dispatch to advise that he was pulling over to assist.
During the stop, Sgt. Wride returned to his patrol vehicle for some paperwork. The passenger in the suspect vehicle opened the back window of the truck and fired on Sgt. Wride with a 9mm handgun, killing him. The suspects fled the scene and were encountered again in Santaquin, where a second deputy was wounded. The suspects fled south on I-15 and carjacked a vehicle in Nephi. At a roadblock set up by Juab County deputies, the suspect was shot and critically wounded. He died the following day. The driver of the car, a 17-year-old girl, was sentenced to prison.
Married and the father of five children, Sgt. Wride had served with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office nearly 20 years.(text from utahsfallen.org)
This memorial is located along Highway 73 near Eagle Mountain, Utah.
On January 30, 2014, while patrolling the Eagle Mountain area, Sergeant Cory Wride discovered a vehicle parked alongside SR 73 with its hazard lights on. He pulled behind the vehicle and checked out with Dispatch on a motorist assist, and then approached the vehicle and obtained information on the occupants. As he was attempting to find out the identity of a male passenger in the vehicle, the back window of the suspect vehicle opened and a male suspect fired seven rounds into Sergeant Wride’s vehicle. Two of the rounds fired by the suspect hit Sergeant Wride, causing his death.
The suspects fled the scene after shooting Sergeant Wride. The suspect vehicle was later located and attempts were made to stop the vehicle. Deputy Greg Sherwood was seriously injured by the male suspect who shot two rounds into Deputy Sherwood’s vehicle. After shooting Deputy Sherwood and again fleeing the scene the suspects were finally stopped in Juab County where the male suspect was shot and later died from his injuries. The female suspect was taken into custody.
Sergeant Wride was shot and killed by a suspect who had been released from prison and was wanted on a parole violation. Sergeant Wride was ambushed with no opportunity to defend himself or return fire.
The Purple Heart was awarded to Sergeant Wride who, during the performance of his official Sheriff’s Office duties, sustained substantial bodily injury through the hostile actions of another. Cory’s legacy is one that other Deputies should strive to emulate and one which will never be forgotten.
Sergeant Cory Wride proudly served the City of Eagle Mountain as a Patrol Sergeant. He was dedicated to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office and to the City of Eagle Mountain. Sergeant Wride had 19 years of experience in providing service and protection to the citizens of Utah County where he worked in the areas of Corrections, Patrol, K-9, SWAT and Internal Investigations. He was also a Utah National Guard veteran. He was a devoted husband and father, whose number one priority was his family. He is survived by his wife, Nanette Wride, and five children. Sergeant Cory Wride was laid to rest in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.
