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Curfew Bell
1880-1937
Located in Civic Center Park in Springville, Utah
15 Friday Mar 2024
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Curfew Bell
1880-1937
Located in Civic Center Park in Springville, Utah
08 Friday Dec 2023
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07 Friday Jul 2023
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The Crandall Houses at 112 and 136 East 200 North in Springville, Utah are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are the Clarence L. Crandall House and the Nelson D. Crandall House. The houses were both built in 1900, and are twin houses that look virtually identical. The designs appear to be adapted from pattern books circulating around that time. The design of the houses reflects the Victorian ideal of adapting high-style architecture to vernacular style homes. The Queen Anne-style trim, in particular, is unique within Springville.
18 Friday Feb 2022
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in284 South Main Street in Springville, Utah
05 Monday Jul 2021
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inLocated at the Evergreen Cemetery in Springville, Utah, this is the grave of William Earl “Billy” Casper, Jr.
From findagrave,
Professional Golfer. Casper was a Hall of Famer who won two U.S. Opens and a Masters. He won 51 PGA Tour events and played on eight U.S. Ryder Cup teams. His 51 tour wins ranks seventh on the all-time list, and from 1964 through 1970 his 27 victories topped every player in the world. He totaled two more wins than Jack Nicklaus, 13 more than Arnold Palmer and 14 more than Gary Player. He was PGA Tour Player of the Year twice, 1966 and 1970, and led the tour in scoring average five times. He scored more Ryder Cup points than any American in history. Casper’s three major victories came in the 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, 1966 U.S. Open at Olympic Club, and 1970 Masters. His Masters victory was forged in a playoff over fellow San Diegan Gene Littler. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. Casper, who received the 2010 PGA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the work done by his charitable foundation, the Billy Casper Youth Foundation, died of a heart attack after suffering from pneumonia.
15 Saturday May 2021
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In the foothills above Springville, Utah near Little Rock Canyon is this little mine I came across. It doesn’t go too far but it’s still pretty cool.
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Jerry Sermersheim added a plaque to the mine saying:
My name is Jerry Sermersheim, the true origin of the cave is not known at this time. My boyhood friend, Larry Rowland, and I first discovered it for ourselves as young children in 1950. We were neighbors living north east Springville at that time and often had fun hiking together in the mountains to the east of us. At that time we dubbed it to be known as “Golden Gate Cave” since some of the stones had a yellow/gold tint to them. Our young imaginations led us to believe there was gold to be had if we just had the means of getting to it.
Our local historian, Lee Taylor, has information that there are many similar excavations in the mountains along the Wasatch Front. It would be interesting to know more about these caves and the people who created them.
If you have information regarding such things I would be interested in meeting with you some time. My contact is: 801-367-3925. Jerry Sermersheim
PS:
short time ago I revisited the cave with one of my sons and his two daughters. To our dismay the cave had been inhabited by some person(s) that had no respect for nature and the beauties around us. They left the cave in a shambles of garbage and trash. We planned a rescue trip to clean up what these thoughtless people had left behind.
We ask you, as visitors, to follow the outdoor code: “Take only Pictures and Leave only Footprints.”
28 Monday Dec 2020
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First Love – a sculpture by Jeff Wolf
Donated by Max and Koleen Knight in 2002 and displayed in front of 197 S South Main Street in Springville, Utah
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28 Saturday Nov 2020
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inSOS Drug has long been an icon of Springville, Utah. From their great ice cream to the classic vintage neon sign above downtown main street they are well known and loved.
216 South Main Street in Springville, Utah
30 Friday Oct 2020
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The above Mark Twain statue is located in front of the historic Springville Carnegie Library which is now a museum, there are other copies of it around – I know I saw one in California.
Gary Price is a local to Springville and his artwork is very common to see around town.
24 Saturday Oct 2020
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At 500 S Main in Springville, Utah is a cool, vintage looking sign that says Villa. It was the South Villa Motel but I’m trying to research it for more history.
These 3 photos were taken by M. Lee Taylor in 2004 when it was the Wagon Wheel:
November 9, 2021 – A gas line broke and an explosion destroyed a couple of apartments.