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Wales Cemetery

05 Friday Feb 2021

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Cemeteries, Sanpete County, utah, Wales

The city cemetery for Wales, Utah.

Hyrum Thomas House

27 Friday Nov 2020

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Sanpete County, utah, Wales

The Hyrum Thomas House

Built in the late 1800s in Wales, Utah.

Approximately 195 N 100 E

His father Rosser’s home can be viewed on this page.

Rosser L. Thomas House

27 Friday Nov 2020

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Sanpete County, utah, Wales

The Rosser L. Thomas House.

Built in the late 1800s in Wales, Utah.

Approximately 49 S 200 E

His son Hyrum’s home can be viewed on this page.

First Coal Mine in Utah

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Coal, DUP, First, Mining, Sanpete County, Wales

In 1854, at Fort Ephraim, an Indian, Tabiona, gave President Brigham Young a black rock, saying “Heap burn.” Two Welsh coal miners, John Rees and John Price, were sent with the Indian to located the coal vein, which was found in Coal Canyon about 1 mile south and 1/4 mile west of this marker. Until 1860, Welsh pioneers were directed to settle near coal bed (Wales) to develop the mines. In 1872, twelve coke ovens were built, and in 1875, a branch railroad line was built from Nephi to ship the coal to market. It carried U.S. mail for all Sanpete County.

D.U.P. Marker #133 in Wales, Utah

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Wales, Utah

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Coal, Coalbed, First, Mining, Sanpete County, utah, Wales

Originally Coalbed or Coal Bed, Utah – Brigham Young sent saints from Wales (the country) to settle the area and mine coal, the first coal mines in Utah were here in Coalbed. Coalbed was renamed Wales in 1869, ten years after they arrived.

A D.U.P. Historic Marker I found in Wales says:
In 1854, at Fort Ephraim, an Indian, Tabiona, gave President Brigham Young a black rock, saying “Heap burn.” Two Welsh coal miners, John Rees and John Price, were sent with the Indian to located the coal vein, which was found in Coal Canyon about 1 mile south and 1/4 mile west of this marker. Until 1860, Welsh pioneers were directed to settle near coal bed (Wales) to develop the mines. In 1872, twelve coke ovens were built, and in 1875, a branch railroad line was built from Nephi to ship the coal to market. It carried U.S. mail for all Sanpete County.

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