Canyon Legacy - Archive
Long before the Museum’s Small Museum Big Stories initiative, the Canyon Legacy was launched to tell stories about the human and natural history of Canyon Country and the Four Corners region. Beginning in 1989 Museum directors, an Editorial Board, and a multitude of regional experts selected story topics and wrote, edited, and published well researched and highly readable stories about life on the Colorado Plateau.
Today, the Moab Museum is pleased to share digitized Canyon Legacy issues featuring articles about the geology, wildlife, people, and events of the region. In doing so, we acknowledge the dedication and resourcefulness of Museum staff and volunteers who made telling these stories a priority, often with limited resources. We’re grateful for their effort to keep these stories alive and vibrant, for even today we refer to articles in these 76 issues for new insights that expand our own storytelling ability.
The Museum will be exploring ways to re-envision the Canyon Legacy to meet current demand and future expectations. In the meantime, past issues of the Legacy are still available for purchase in print format, plus shipping and handling. Contact the Museum to place an order.
1989
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Survival through Time in Canyonlands
Spring 1989 | Number 1
The Huntington Mountain Mammoth: The Last Holdout?
by Dr. David Gillette
So Hungry They Ate the Bark Off a Tree. . .
by Marilyn Martorano
The Power and the Glory: Shamanistic Arts of the Archaic Period
by Alan R. Schroedl
“At Last!” Why the Anasazi Left the Four Corners Region
by Kenneth Peterson
The History of the Moab Museum
by Lloyd M. Pierson
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Moab Movie-Making, 1948-1989
Summer 1989 | Number 2
Getting the Picture: Hollywood History from a Small Town in the West
by Bette Stanton
Movie Memories: George White
Interview by Yvonne Pierson
Moab’s Mark on Hollywood
by Jean Akens
On Location
Behind the Scenes: The Director
by Bette Stanton
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to. . .(Moab Remembers)
by Yvonne Pierson
Local Girl Gets “Bit” by Hollywood
by Yvonne Pierson
Recaptioned Hollywood Action
by Bruce Louthan
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Twenty-fifth Anniversary
Canyonlands National Park 1964-1989
Fall 1989 | Number 3
Canyonlands National Park Map
Early Trips in the Needles: An Idea Takes Shape
by Alan B. (Tug) Wilson
The First Canyonlands New Park Studies, 1959 and 1960
by Lloyd M. Pierson
A “Civilian” Perspective on the First Study Trip
by Frank Jensen
The Trouble with Bates
by David May
Through the Years: A Chronology of CNP Events
by Jean Akens
Here Today…Here Tomorrow
by Larry Frederick
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Canyon Country Natural History
Winter 1989 | Number 4
Maligned or Malignant, Tamarisk: The Plant We Love to Hate
By Dave May
The Return of the Desert Bighorn
By Jean Akens
Sensitive Resources of the Colorado Plateau
Peregrine Falcons
Endangered Fish
“Radioed” Rattlesnakes
The Black Footed Ferret and The Prairie Dog
Cryptogamic Soils
by Jean Akens and Dave May
Cisco Desert Antelope
by Joe Cresto
A Brief Look at the Recent Past
by Saxon Sharpe
Mammoths on the Colorado Plateau
by Larry Agenbroad
1990
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River History of the Colorado Plateau
Winter 1990 | Number 5
John Wesley Powell’s Journal: Colorado River Expedition, 1871-1872
by Don D. Fowler and Catherine S. Fowler
Why?
by Dave May
A Foolhardy Undertaking: Utah’s Pioneer Steamboaters
by Roy Webb
Green River Crossings
by C. Gregory Crampton
Women on the River
by Angela Bautista
Commercial Outfitters
by Mitch Williams
John Wesley Powell Museum, Green River
by Jean Akens
Cataract Canyon Raft Station and Rescue Cache
by Dave Minor
A “Fish” Tale
by Saxon Sharp
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Extinct Species of Canyon Country
Summer 1990 | Number 6
Tracking the Rise of Dinosaurs in Eastern Utah
by Martin Lockley
Utah’s Early Place in Paleontological History
by F.A. Barnes
The Long Walk Quarry: A New Horizon in Dinosaur Research
by Frank DeCourten
You Can Call Him “Al”: Allosaurus and the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry
by Richard M. Warnick
College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum
Late Ice Age Extinctions: Whodunit?
by Janet McVickar
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Recent Archaeological Discoveries
Fall 1990 | Number 7
Archaeological Excavations along State Road 313 near Dead Horse Point, Utah
by Alan D. Reed
The Huntington Canyon Figurines: A Study of Ritual Context
by Jacki Montgomery
Anasazi Roads in Southeastern Utah
by Winston Hurst, Dale Davidson & Owen Severance
The Patterson Bundle: A Pre-Horse Ute Subsistence Kit?
by Bruce D. Louthan
Basket Maker Burden Basket
by Julie Howard
Orchard Pithouse
by Bruce D. Louthan
Packrats as Archaeologists’ Helpers
by Saxon Sharpe
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles:
A Regional History
Winter 1990 | Number 8
The Importance of Transportation Infrastructure in Southeastern Utah
by Sam Taylor
Utah Rails
by John Akens
Early Railroad Towns:
Cisco
by B. J. Eardley
Thompson, Sego and Westwater
by Jean Akens
Roads, Bridges and Freighting
by Jean Akens
Reminiscences of a 15 Year Old Truck Driver
by Mitch Williams
Backcountry Roads: Using the Leftovers
by Ber Knight
Grand River Toll Road: (Utah 128)
by Keith Montgomery
Aviation
by Angela Bautista and Kurt Balling
1991
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Explorers and Expeditions
Spring 1991 | Number 9
Early Explorations of Utah
by F.A. Barnes
The Old Trappers Trail through Eastern Utah
by James Knipmeyer
Journey to the Rio del Tizon
by F.A. Barnes
The Spanish Trail through Canyon Country
by Steve Madsen
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Riches from the Land
Summer 1991 | Number 10
Early Days of Uranium
by Howard W. Balsley
“Richest Town in the U.S.A.”
excerpts from 1956 McCall’s article by Elizabeth Pope
Personal Reflections:
Ed Smart, Miner (uranium)
by Jean Akens
A Family Affair (copper)
Memories (oil)
by Jeanne Smith and Michaelene Pendleton
A City on a Cushion of Salt and History of the Potash Industry
by Robert Norman
On Display
Update: Rivera’s 1765 Expedition
by F.A. Barnes
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Ranching and Cowboys
Fall 1991 | Number 11
Cowboyin’: The Way It Was
Remembrances of Lewis H. “Dude” Larsen
by Jean Akens
Cordova Canyon Ranch: The Story of the Cordova Family
by Jack Bickers
The Taylors: Five Generations of Ranching in Grand County
by Todd Campbell
Cowboy Poetry
by Lewis “Dude” Larsen and Frank Lemon
Bridging the Time Gap with Bill and Lillian Boulden
Ranching in the Professor Valley Area, Circa 1930s – 1980s
by Jean Akens
Cattle Drives
by Terby Barnes
Of Cattle Rustling, Murder and Shoot-outs
The Story of Louis B. Lockhart
by Jean Akens
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Dreams and Schemes
Winter 1991 | Number 12
Papa’s Dream
by B. J. Eardley
Robert Brewster Stanton: The Man and His River
by Roy Webb
Valley City
by Jacki Montgomery and Jean Akens
Uranium Penny Stocks: Dream or Scheme?
by Jean Akens
Westwater
by Michael D. Milligan
A Modern Day Mammoth Hunter
by Saxon Sharpe
Dreams to Live By
An Interview with Roberta Ossana
by Angela Bautista
1992
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Geology of the Canyonlands
Spring 1992 | Number 13
An introduction to the Geology of the Colorado Plateau
by Mike Price
Upheaval Dome and Roberts Rift
by Fran Barnes
Monument Uplift
Laccolithic Mountains
Yes—Geologists Are Human
The Paradox of the Paradox Basin
by A. Lynn Jackson
Geology at a Snail’s Pace
by Saxon Sharpe
Permian Geology in the Canyonlands Province
by John Weisheit
Geology on Display
by Jean McDowell
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Days of Discovery
Summer 1992 | Number 14
Trials and Discoveries in the Land of the “Come Back” Country
by Bette Larsen Stanton
“The Scrapbook”
by Maxine Newell
Uranium Days Legacy
A Pictorial Essay
Dan O’Laurie
by Jean Akens
The Road to Instant Wealth
by Dave May
The Arch Hunters
by Vicki B. Webster
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The Law and the Lawless
Fall 1992 | Number 15
The Law:
The Problem with History
Sheriffs of Grand County (An Early History)
by L.L. (Bish) Taylor
The Death of a Sheriff
by B.J. Eardley
The Last Day – The Murder of Dick Westwood/ Richard Dallin Westwood
by B.J. Eardley
John Billings Skewes
by Jean Akens
And The Lawless:
Regional Outlaws (list)
Tom Roach – Cowboy and Fast Gun
by Bette Larsen Stanton
Life in the Middle West
by J.T. Farrer, Sr.
And One Who Was Both:
The Life and Times of Bill Tibbetts
by Raymond M. Tibbetts, Cynthia Tibbetts Lyman and Jean Akens
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Canyon Country Rock Art
Winter 1992 | Number 16
Seeing Spirits: Initial Identification of Representations of Shamans in Barrier Canyon Rock Art
by David Succec
Colorado – Green River – Prehistoric Pathway
by Steve Manning
Rock Art, Wall Paintings and Figurines of the Pueblo II – Pueblo III Period:
Evidence of Anasazi and Fremont Interaction
by Sally J. Cole
Historic Signatures and Rock Images (photos)
by James H. Knipmeyer
Radiocarbon Dating of The All American Man
by Nancy J. Coulam
Desert Song (poem) and The Art in Rock Art: The Barrier Canyon Style
Project
1993
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Controversies
Spring 1993 | Number 17
Rattlesnake Ruin: The Question of Cannibalism and Violence in the Anasazi Culture
by Shane A. Baker
The “Letter” – Or Were the Powell Men Really Killed by Indians?
by Wesley P. Larsen
“FLPMA” and the Sagebrush Rebellion
by Jean Akens
The Amasa’s Back Chaining – “Murder on the Mountain”
by Vicki Barker
The Problem with History – Continued
A Response to The Law and the Lawless Issue
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Place Names
Summer 1993 | Number 18
Origins of Names, Canyonlands Country
by Richard F. Negri
Some La Sal Mountains Place Names
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Place Names at Arches National Park
by Vicki B. Webster
Geologic Names of Sedimentary Units in Southeastern Utah
by Michael J. Price
Place Names along the Rivers in Utah’s Canyonlands
by John Weisheit
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Fall/Winter 1993 | Number19
Genesis of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Original Depression Era “Jobs Bill”
by Bruce D. Louthan
A Tale of Four Camps
Dalton Wells CCC Camp
by Bruce D. Louthan
Medicinal Moments with the CCC
The Dry Valley CCC Camp
by Terby Barnes
Blanding CCC Camp
Interviews with Floyd Nielson and Frank Montella
The “Indian Creek Ripple”
Life in a CCC Camp
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Moab Japanese-American Isolation Center – The Dark Postlude in the History of Dalton Wells CCC Camp
by Bruce D. Louthan and Lloyd M. Pierson
1994
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Prehistory
Spring 1994 | Number 20
Archaeological Excavations at Shadow Shelter
by Alan D. Reed
Glaciers in the La Sal Mountains
by F.A. Barnes
Pollen in the Archaeological Records: How Much Can It Tell Us?
by Saxon E. Sharpe
Therapsids, Dinosaurs and Geology
by F.A. Barnes
Soil and Rock Causing Engineering Problems in Utah
by William E. Mulvey
“Ownership” Marks on Anasazi Ceramics
by Jean Akens
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Historic Buildings
Summer 1994 | Number 21
Historic Structures in Moab through Four Generations
by Bette L. Stanton
Phantom of the Old Warehouse
by Bette L. Stanton
Star Hall
by Jean Akens
Angus Was a Fiddler
by B.J. Eardley
Old Hammond Store
by B.J. Eardley
“In Memory of the W.O.W.”
by B.J. Eardley
The Arthur Taylor Home
by B.J. Eardley and Jean Akens
When “Truth” Found a Home in Southeastern Utah
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Moab’s Historic Buildings
by Jean Akens
Gone but Not Forgotten
by Jean Akens
Hole ‘N the Rock Home
by Jean Akens
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Index
Fall/Winter 1994 | Number22
Indexing of the Canyon Legacy
by John Weisheit
Index of Issue #1-21
compiled by John Weisheit
King’s Toll Road (Highway 128) – a pictorial essay
from the files of John Weisheit
Photo Index
Navajo Chief Peokon
by Wesley P. Larsen
The Lost Inscriptions of the Kane Creek Road
by James M. Knipmeyer
1995
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Desert Ecology
Spring 1995 | Number 23
What Is a Desert?
by David Williams
Cryptobiotic Crusts
by Jayne Belnap
Adaptation to Life in the Desert
by Tara Williams
Endangered Plants of the Moab Area
by Joel Tuhy
Neotropical Migratory Birds
by Damian Fagan
The Life and Times of Desert Fishes
by Tom Chart
Land Degradation in the Arid West
by David Williams
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Geologists of the Colorado Plateau
Summer 1995 | Number 24
John Strong Newberry – Pioneer Colorado Plateau Geologist
by William L. Chenoweth
Grove Karl Gilbert – The Geologist’s Geologist
by John Weisheit
Major Clarence E. Dutton – Military Officer – Geologist
by William L. Chenoweth
Herbert E. Gregory’s Navajo Country Surveys
by Gary Topping
Sublime Stone – Grand Canyon Geology after Powell
by Earle Spamer
A Memorial to:
William Lee Stokes
Cornelius M. Molenaar
Sherman A. Wengard
as cited
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Literature of the Canyons
Winter 1995 | Number 25
The Conservationists
Wallace Stegner – Writer, Historian, Conservationist
by John Weisheit
Poem – Brought Forth
by John R. Graham
Edward Abbey – 1927 to 1989
by Lloyd Pierson
Poem – a Conversation with Ed Abbey
by Janet Lowe
The Historians
Frederick S. Dellenbaugh – On the Back of the Dragon
by James Page
Poem – In Hunter Canyon
by Janet Lowe
David Lavender – A Man of the West
by Andrea Brand
Frank Waters
by June Hall
Elzy J. Bird – Artist and Author
by Dick Negri
Poem – In Utah
by John Graham
Pearl Baker: Legend and the Lady
obituary by Barbara Ekker
editorial by Sam Taylor
Women Writers
Writing Their Hearts Out: Women Writing on the Colorado Plateau
by Janet Lowe
Western Writer
Zane Grey – Master Romance Storyteller of the West
by Kris Taylor
Poem – Spring with a Legend
by E. R. Russ Carter
1996
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The La Sal Mountains
Spring 1996 | Number 26
La Sal Mountains: Ute Indian Names
by Lloyd Pierson
The First Sawmill in the La Sal Mountains
by Billie and Harold Provonsha
Alice Hunt’s Archeological Survey of the La Sal Mountains
by John Weisheit
Slow Ascent of Conservation: The La Sals in the Century of Modernism
by José Knighton
The Battle of Pinhook Draw
by Rory Paul Tyler
Geology of the La Sal Mountains
by David Williams
Trees in the La Sal Mountains
by Raven Tennyson
Habitat and Wildlife Association
by Damian Fagan
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Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve: People and Place
Summer 1996 | Number 27
Human History in a “Fairlyland”
by Andrea Brand
Purchasing the Land
by Chris Montague
Dedication
Wallace Stegner
The Challenges of Managing a Wetlands
by Sue Bellagamba
Water in the Wetlands
by Dan Murphy
Personal Reflections
Damian Fagan, Carol Wells, Walter Williams, Ross Freeman, Raven Tennyson, Bruce Jager, Dick Westwood, Linda Whitham, Lucinda Wood, and Andy Nettell
Winter Solstice at the Moab Slough
by Terry Tempest Williams
Animals in the Preserve
by Nelson Boschen, Damian Fagan, and Raven Tennyson
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Myth, Legend and Folklore
Winter 1996/1997 | Number28
Buffalo Soldiers Come to Spanish Valley
by Lloyd Pierson
Outlaw Cave or Counterfeit Cave? Take Your Pick!
by James Page
Matrimony Springs
by Kris Johnson
The River Witch
by Kris Johnson
Negro (Nigger) Bill
by Kris Johnson
Murder of Mellenthin
by Rory Tyler
The Goat Man
by Kris Johnson
UFO Sighting in 1917?
by Rory Tyler
Jumping-off Place
by James Walker
Hole ‘N the Rock
by Steven Davis
1997
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The Book Cliffs
Summer 1997 | Number 29
Map of the Book Cliffs
The Topography and Morphology of the Book Cliffs
by John Weisheit
Map of the Cretaceous Outcrops in the Rocky Mountain Region
Book Mountains – Book Cliffs
by William Chenoweth
The Book Cliffs Conservation Initiative
by Utah State Division of Wildlife
Stories of the American Black Bear on the East Tavaputs Plateau
by JulieTolman with Craig White
A Book Cliffs Journal: The Summer of 1981
by Roy Webb
The Book Cliffs: The Mountains That Are Not Mountains
by Fran A. Barnes
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Wings over Canyonlands
Fall 1997 | Number 30
Moabite Recalls Early Flight
by Maxine Newell
Remote Airstrip Specifications
by Jim Hurst
Early Flying in Grand County
by Dennis E. “Pete” Bird
Dairy Cattle
by Jim Hurst
Tex’s Style – An Interview with Tex McClatchey
by Jim Page
Rocket Launch!
by Janet Lowe
You’ll Never See It the Same Again
by Dan Murphy
Thirteen Arches
by Darla Martin
Sky Life
by Catherine Landis
Plane Crash Pot
by Tom Taylor
Ranger!
by Connie Blaine
Helicopters and Filming – A Partial History
by Bego Gerhart
Responsible Aviation
by Gene Boyle
Air Affair ‘97
by Michele Carlucci
Exposure 30-09 Is Worth a Thousand Words
by Tom Corcoran, Jr.
A Chronology of Local Aviation Events
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Building a Community
Winter 1997 | Number 31
J.N. Corbin: A Champion of Southeastern Utah
by J.W. Palmer and Merilyn Palmer Lisenby
Grand County Archives – 1937
by John Weisheit
Change at the Uranium Boom
by Pete Byrd
Boom and Bust
by Kris Johnson
Theatre 2000
by Paula Gerhardt
The Moab Garage Company
by James Page
Finding a Place for Books and People
by Kris Johnson
The Place Where Community Is Built
by Janet Lowe
1998
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Cataract Canyon
Spring 1998 | Number 32
Inscriptions in a Graveyard
by James H. Knipmeyer
U.S. Geological Survey – Diary of the Cataract Canyon Expedition – 1956
by George C. Simmons
Wilderness River Trail: The Eggert-Hatch Expedition
by Roy Webb
Serendipity: The Denis Julien Inscriptions of Cataract Canyon
by Douglas Carithers
One Hundred Explorers of the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon, 1869 to 1928
by John Weisheit
A Canyonlands Chronology
by John Weisheit
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Childhood Memories
Fall 1998 | Number 33
Early Days of Moab:
Interview with Lydia Taylor Skewes
by Betty Tibbits Farrow
Growing Up on the Warner Farm:
Interview with Emma Peterson Walker
by Janice Gilliland
Excerpts from the Moab Story
by Otho Murphy
Moab Similes
collected in 1953 by Austin E. and Alta S. Fife
from Pearl Murphy Knight, Anne S. Chamberlain and Opal C. Howell
Memories of Growing Up in Moab, Utah
by Bill Meador
Legend of Latigo Gordon
by Jay W. Palmer
Second Settlement of Castle Valley
by Kristin Johnson
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Ever-Changing Landscape:
Arches National Park
Winter 1998 | Number 34
The Story of Arches National Park
by Lisa Church
Making Sensible Boundaries: The Lost Spring Expansion of Arches
by Rep. Chris Cannon
Falling Arches – Geology in Action
by Diane Allen
The Geology of Arches – More than Just Arches
by Tamsin McCormick
Dinosaurs Once Walked Here
by F.A. Barnes
Filming in Arches National Park’s Phenomenal Backdrops
by Kari Murphy
A Brief History of the Desert Bighorn Sheep in Arches National Park
by William B. Sloan
Free Utah Symphony Concerts in Devil’s Garden “Wowed” Crowds in the 1980’s
Excerpt from A Story of Life at Wolfe Ranch
by Maxine Newell
Place Names at Arches National Park
by Vicki B. Webster
Looking for Edward Abbey
by Janet Lowe
Remembering Bates E. Wilson (1912-1983)
by Lloyd M. Pierson
In Memory of Bates
by Anne Wilson
1999
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The San Rafael Swell
Spring 1999 | Number 35
A Key to the Geology of the San Rafael Group
by John Weisheit
Map Showing the Geologic Structure of Southeastern Utah
by Arthur A. Baker
A Tour of the San Rafael Swell
by Jeanette Evans
Where Goblins Sleep
by heidi E. blankenship
Paleo-Indian and Desert Archaic Cultures around the San Rafael Swell
by Jani Roper
A San Rafael Swell Chronology
by John Weisheit
Repeat Photography of the San Rafael River
by Earl Hindley
Place Names of the San Rafael Swell
by Dee Ann Finken
The Igneous Rocks of the San Rafael Swell
by James Gilluly
Graphics Pertaining to the San Rafael Swell
by Charles B. Hunt
An Oral History with Pearl Biddlecome-Baker
A Journal: Horsethief Trail, Robber’s Roost and the Dirty Devil River
by Otis “Dock” Marston
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A Tribute to Bridges
Autumn 1999 | Number 36
From Of Wind, Water, and Sand
by David Peterson
Bridges and Arches: What’s the Difference?
by Lisa Church
Early Dwellings – Horsecollar Ruin
by Jim Dougan
Natural Bridges – A Geologic Wonder
by Jim Dougan
Permian Root Traces from Natural Bridges National Monument
by Shawn Duffy
Observations of an Early Explorer: Excerpts from the Field Journals of W.B. Douglass
“I am Very Well and Still in Love with My Job”
by Chris Nickel
The Wonder Above – The Night Sky at Natural Bridges
by Jim Dougan
The Bridge that Stands Like a Rainbow
by Max King
From “The Great Race to Discover Rainbow Natural Bridge in 1909”
by Stephen C. Jett
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Communications
Winter 1999 | Number 37
If the Rocks Speak, What Are They Saying?
by Michaelene Pendleton
The Importance of Oral Histories, or, Which End of a Cow Gets Up First?
by Richard Negri
Mail Routes through Southeast Utah
The Mail Rider
by Oliver W. Harris
Roll the Presses:
excerpts from the Centennial Issue of "The Times-Independent"
“May I Have Your Number, Please?”
an interview with Bud Corbin by Lisa Taylor, and excerpts by Jay Palmer
Broadcasting in the Bowl
by Dixie Barksdale
And Now, the News (an interview with Dee Tranter)
by Lisa Taylor
A Modern-Day Lifesaver: Avalanche Forecasting
by Dave Medara
Search & Rescue Gets New Tools
by Kent Green
Taking It to the Capitol
by Stephen Trimble and Terry Tempest Williams
Whoops. . .
by Lisa Taylor
Looking Ahead
by Lisa Taylor
2000
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Medical History
Spring 2000 | Number 38
Rawhide John: An Oral History of Doc Williams
transcribed by Michelle Reaume
Make Full Use of All Available Sunshine: Fighting the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918
by Janet Lowe
Navajo Nation Hit Hard by Epidemic
A Medical March through Time: A Brief History of the Hospital, Doctors and Nurses Who Served Moab
by Paula Kelley, LPN
Air Life: Help from Helicopters
by Teresa Bagshaw
Sure Hands and Loving Hearts: The Story of Midwives in Canyon Country
by Molly Gates
Medicine Underfoot: Medicinal Plants of Canyon Country
compiled by Janet Lowe
In the Midst of Solitude: Dr. Thomas Barton and the Green River Clinic
by Kenneth Jenks, FA-C
Drama in Real Life: Rural Medical Emergencies
by August Brooks
Everybody in the Sight of God Is Worth Saving
by August Brooks
Birth at Hole in the Rock
by August Brooks
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Birds of Canyon Country
Summer 2000 | Number 39
Pueblo Bird Mythology
by Andrea Brand
The California Condor
by Gary Salamacha
Bald Eagles of Southeastern Utah
by Damian Fagan
Return of the Peregrine
by Rick Boretti
Utah Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Strategy
by Jim Parrish
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Surveys in Canyonlands National Park
by Matthew Johnson and excerpted by Andrea Brand
The Joys of Birding
by Andrea Brand
Bird Stories
by Bruce Jager
Bird Homes
by Carol Wells
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Anniversary Edition – Index 1989-2000
Fall 2000 | Number 40
A Word about the Index
List of the Canyon Legacy Issues 1-40
Author/Subject Index of the Canyon Legacy Issues 1-40
Once upon a Century
by Rusty Salmon
Photo Index of the Canyon Legacy Issues 1-40
Photo/Illustration/Map/Artist
2001
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Mountain Memoirs
Spring 2001 | Number 41
The True Story of Andy Swanson and His Garden of Eden
by Janie Bowthorpe
Some Climb Mountains for Pay
by Lloyd M. Pierson
The Value of the Forest to Moab
by George T. Powell
The La Sals
The Life and Times of Buckeye Reservoir
by Leigh Ann Hunt
The Hayden Survey in the La Sal Mountains
by William L. Chenoweth
Path to the La Sals: The Loop Road
by Karima Fouad
The Little Castle Valley Fight
by Rusty Salmon
Why Does the Eastern Border of Utah Have a Kink in It?
by William F. Case
My Memories of Herbert Stephen Day and Mary Mahettable Wilcox Day
excerpts from histories by George A. Day and Eli Day
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The Uncompahgre Plateau
Summer 2001 | Number 42
Archaeological Investigations on the Uncompahgre Plateau at Glade Park
by H.M. Worthington, Robert Lister, Norton H. Nickerson and Ding Hou
The Uncompahgre and the Fur Trade
by James H. Knipmeyer
Ruby Canyon: The Railroad Trough and a Brief History
by Bill Wolverton
The Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad across Grand County
by Lloyd M. Pierson and Lyle E. Jamison
Raymond C. Seitz: Testimony from the Colorado River Case in 1929
by John Weisheit
Westwater’s Violent Beginnings
by Michael Milligan
Colorado River Sites
by Michael Milligan
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act
a BLM web page report
Colorado National Monument
an NPS web page report
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2002
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The River – Lifeblood or Barrier?
Spring 2002 | Number 44
Elwyn Blake’s Colorado Expeditions
by Richard Westwood
The Dewey Bridge
The Dewey Years
excerpts from the diary of Martha A. Wilcox Westwood Foy
The Canyon King
by F.A. Barnes
Why the Grand River Is No Longer “Grand”
“Bridging” History
Tamarisk Revisited
by E.C. Hindley, J.E. Bowns, E.R. Scherick, P. Curtis and J. Forrest
Crossing the Green at Green River, Utah
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Biggest Ride in Cataracts: The Story of Dark Canyon Rapid
by Roy Webb
The Hyde Scow on the Colorado, Taken from letters and diary by Glen R. Hyde and Bessie Haley Hyde
by Jeanne Hyde and Brad Dimock
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Trails to Town – The Cattlemen and Women of Southeastern Utah
Summer 2002 | Number 45
Henry Goodman: Moab’s Forgotten Icon
by Dick Dalrymple
The LC Cattle Company: A Cow Outfit Plagued with Disasters
by Jay Palmer
V.P. Martin: A Multifaceted Man
by Jay Palmer and Merilyn Palmer Lisenby
Legends Lost, Women of the Utah – Colorado Border Country
by Bette Stanton
The Cunningham Ranch
by Bill Cunningham
Robbers Roost
by Gayemarie Ekker
Red Cliffs: The New Face of the Ranch
interview with Colin Fryer
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Growing Up in Grand County
Fall/Winter 2002 | Number46
The Quigleys
by L. Glen Quigley
Growing up with the Goodmans
by Marjorie Lou Christensen Peacock
Good Old Days
by Dale Irish
Moab in the 60s
by Kent Dalton
Index 2002
At the Rink
by Monette Tangren Clark
The War Effort
by Verlyn Westwood
A Picnic at Dewey
by Verlyn Westwood
Skating at the Moab Rink – A Girl’s Account
by Monette Tangren Clark
Remembering Rinks
by Monette Tangren Clark
Home, Sweet Moab
by Leslie Purcell Phillips
2003
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Rugged Roads
Spring 2003 | Number 47
The Salt Lake Wagon Road across Grand County
by Lloyd M. Pierson
When Was Moab “Moab?”
by James H. Knipmeyer
Climb to the Clouds: The Road to Miners Basin
by Rusty Salmon
Roads and Transportation
by Terby Barnes
The Midland Trail
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Reading the Roads
by Ber Knight
The Old Dead Horse Point Road and Side Trails
by Jack Bickers
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Those Early Roads!
by Jack West
The Grand County RS 2477 GPS Project, or …What We Learned about Grand County in 100,000 Miles
by Dave Vaughn
Flat Pass – Moab, Utah
by Sunny Isaacs
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Native American Neighbors
Summer 2003 | Number 48
The Pre-History of the Navajo
by Jay W. Palmer
More Than Meets the Eye
by Larry Cesspooch, Ute storyteller
The Paiute Tribe of Utah
by Lora E. Tom
A Gesture of Kinship, Notes and Insight
by Bruce Hucko
Old San Juan and Native American Slavery
by Jay W. Palmer
The San Juan Band of the Southern Paiute
an informational review
The Navajos of Utah: A Review of Three Books by Dr. Robert S. McPherson
by Irvin H. Bromall, Ph.D.
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The Eye of the Beholder – Our Visual Artists
Fall/Winter 2003 | Number 49
Jerry Ehlers, Muralist
by Joanna Ehlers Dalton
The Art of the Teacher – Dwain Barker
by Vicki Barker
ViviAnn Rose, Artist of the Senses
Pete Plastow – Cowboy Artist Extraordinaire
by Rusty Salmon
Father and Son Duo Paint the Southwest Landscape
by Shirley Schnirel
2003 Index
Serena Supplee
by Robert Mitchell
A Portrait of Carol Delaney
by Tom Eyler
Tom Till, A Biography
by Marcy Till
David Eggeling: A Snapshot of an Emerging Professional Photographer
by Irv Bromall
2004
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Ghosts of Grand County, North & West
Spring 2004 | Number 50
Valley City
by Jacki Montgomery and Jean Akens
Sego (1901 – 1955)
by R. Clayton Brough
Memories of Sego
by Betty Coccio Dalton
Relics of Bygone Days
by Jack Bickers
Webster City
by Rusty Salmon
Thompson
by Terby Barnes
Elgin
by Joanne Ekkers
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Ghosts of Grand County, Northeast
Summer 2004 | Number 51
Crystal Carbon, Utah: Ghost Town in Black
by Lloyd M. Pierson and Bruce D. Louthan
Westwater: I Guess Some Died
by Mike Milligan
The Coates Creek School
by Verlyn Westwood
Some Remembrances of Picture Gallery and Cisco
by Vonna Foy Dalton
Relics of Days Gone By, Part 2
by Jack Bickers
Marrs and Danish Flats
by Rusty Salmon
Memories of Cisco
by Mary Cowger Hepperle
Dewey
by Robert Mitchell
Yellow Cat Camp
by Lee Bennett
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Ghosts of Grand County, Southeast
Fall/Winter 2004 | Number 52
Richardson, Utah: Community in Isolation – the Early Years
by Lloyd Pierson
The Martins in Castle Valley and Surrounding Areas
by Rosanne Martin Lewis
Castleton: Turn-of-the-Century Boom Town
by Rusty Salmon
Index 2004
Sid Pace’s Memoirs
by Sid Pace
Graves & Ghosts: The Outlying Cemeteries
by Rusty Salmon
Miners Basin, a Ghost Town of Grand County
by Sena Hauer
2005
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The Old Spanish Trail
Spring 2005 | Number 53
Hello from the OSTA President
by Reba Wells Grandrud
Old Spanish Trail Association Originated with Grass Roots Historians
By Patricia Joy Richmond
The Old Spanish Trail: Southern Branch, Colorado State Line to Green River
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Regarding the Roads Not Taken: The 1775 and 1776 Letters of Fr. Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Fr. Francisco Garcés
by Jim Byrkit
Natural and Cultural History of the Old Spanish Trail
by Douglas M. Knudson
Explorers, Military Men and Map Makers on the North Branch of the Old Spanish Trail
by William L. Chenoweth
Spanish Bottom
by Carol Corbett
North Branch of the Old Spanish Trail: The Trapper Variant
by Jack W. Nelson
Antonio Mario Armijo: Researching His Life
by John W. Robinson
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Secrets of the Navajo Sandstone
Summer 2005 | Number 54
The Fran Barnes Connection
by Terby Barnes
Paleogeography of the Navajo Sandstone, Colorado Plateau and Vicinity
by Ronald C. Blakey
Seasonal Patterns of Wind and Rain Recorded by the Navajo Sandstone
by David B. Loope and Clinton M. Rowe
The Navajo Sandstone Color Palette and Marvelous Marbles
by Marjorie A. Chan, William T. Parry, and Brenda Beitler
Navajo Sandstone – The Record of a Great Desert Sand Sea in Earth History
by Gary Kocurek
Life in a Utah Desert Pond, 185 Million Years, B.P.
by Len Eisenberg
On the Trail of Discovery
by Paul Ostapuk
Limestones within the Navajo Sandstone and Their Significance
by Todd Shipman and Judith Totman Parrish
The Navajo Sandstone and Its Fossil Vertebrates: More to Come?
by John R. Foster
Paleoecology of the Navajo Sandstone Interdune Deposits
by Nathan Wilkens and Jack Farmer
Enigmatic Dune Walkers from the Abyss: Some Thoughts on Water and Track Preservation in Ancient and Modern Deserts
by Martin Lockley
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Yesterday’s Dinosaurs Today
Fall/Winter 2005 | Number 55
Diamond in the Rough
by Greg Gnesios
Gastonia burgei: An Armored Dinosauria from the Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation of Eastern Utah
by Donald Burge
Bringing Dinosaur Skeletons to Life
by Robert Gaston and Jennifer Schellenbach
Index 2005
Why I Like Dinosaurs
by Bowen C. Murray
New Sauropod Dinosaur Specimens Found near Moab, Utah, and the Sauropod Fauna of the Morrison Formation
by John R. Foster
Dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation
by James I. Kirkland
2006
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Uranium! – Part 1
Spring 2006 | Number 56
Howard W. Balsley, Dean of Uranium Miners and Civic Leader of Moab
by Richard E. Westwood
My Old Man: The Uranium King, Part 1
by Mark Steen
Happy at Happy Jack
by Dorothy Rossignol
The Uranium Industry in Southeastern Utah
by William L. Chenoweth
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Uranium! – Part 2
Summer 2006 | Number 57
Charles Augustus Steen
Hall of Fame Induction
My Old Man: The Uranium King, Part 2
by Mark Steen
Uranium: 1956
author unknown
Life in an Atomic Energy Commission Camp in the ‘50s Revisited
by Nancy Dahl
An Interview with Jimmie Walker and James Tibbetts
My Times at the Uranium Reduction Company Mill
by Lewis A. Painter
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Uranium! – Part 3
Fall/Winter 2006 | Number 58
My Old Man: The Uranium King, Part 3
by Mark Steen
The Inside Story of the Uranium Reduction Company Mill
by Mark Steen
Index 2006
Maxine Newell’s Memories of the Boom Years
by Maxine Newell
Hot Rocks Make Big Waves: The Impact of the Uranium Boom on Moab, 1948-1957
by Amberly Knight
The Future of the Uranium Industry
by Buckley Jensen
2007
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Designs on the river. . .Stories of man’s efforts to harness and ride the Colorado
Spring 2007 | Number 59
Holding the Flow: The Investigation of dam sites on the Colorado River in Southeast Utah
by John Weisheit
Drought, Population Tax River’s Flows
by John Weisheit
A Brief History of the Bureau of Reclamation and Water Resources Development in the Western United States
by John Keys, Former Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
River is Inspiration for Moab Artist
by Nick Eason
Hell to Pay: The Best Expedition of 1891 in Cataract Canyon
by Robert Sorgenfrei
The 1983 Flood: How the Glen Canyon Dam Held Up under the Impact Of Cavitation
by John Keys, Former Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
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Star Hall
Summer 2007 | Number 60
Star Hall – and the Beginnings of Entertainment in Moab
by Steve Hawks
Hidden Treasures in Star Hall
by Jim Lindheim
What Happened When? A Chronology of Important Dates Relative to the Establishment of the Moab Area, 1686-1879
by Lloyd Pierson
Suspension Bridges That Once Spanned the Colorado and Dolores Rivers in Grand County
by Pat Gormley
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The Old Mormon Church
Autumn 2007 | Number 61
The Old Church and How It Became the Moab Arts and Recreation Center
by Janet Lowe
The Hollywood’s Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame and Its Chapter of History in the Old Mormon Church
by Sena Hauer
Home-Grown Currency at Moab’s First National Bank
by Rusty Salmon and Peter Huntoon
Old Rocky: Unraveling the Mysteries of a Soldier
by James H. Knipmeyer
Early Art of the Grand River
by Sena Hauer
The Green River Overlooks of Grand County
by Jack Bickers
2008
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From School to City Hall
Spring 2008 | Number 62
From School to City Hall: The Life of an Old School and How It Has Become the Jewel of City Center
by Janet Buckingham
Spanish Bottom
by Pearl Baker
The Dollhouse: Looking down the Lens of the Late Fran Barnes’ Camera Into a Maze within The Maze
by Fran Barnes
Waterhole Flats Road
by Fran Barnes
Fran and Terby Barnes; Their Legacy of Guiding People through the Beauty of Canyon Country
The Desert’s White Cloak
by Fran Barnes
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Unraveling an Artistic Mystery
Summer 2008 | Number 63
Taken by Surprise: Gardner’s Report on the Peter’s Canyon Ambush
by Lloyd Pierson
One Road, Two Highways: U.S. 50 and 6 across Grand County, Utah
by Lloyd Pierson
The Lost Grand Canyon Painting of S.N. Carvalho
by Dove Menkes
The Historic Dewey Bridge – Consumed by Flames
by Ron Georg
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1957 – 2008 50th Anniversary Edition
Fall/Winter 2008 | Number 64
The Moab Museum 1957-1988
originally written in 1989 by Lloyd M. Pierson
Billie Provonsha: My Years as the Curator of the Moab Museum
Virginia Fossey, Heart and Soul of the Museum of Moab
Museum History, 1976 – 1989
by Lloyd M. Pierson
Moab’s Land & People – Both Wonderful & Interesting to Work With
by Jean McDowell
Grand County – Great Place, Grand Years
by Rusty Salmon
Jackie Bierscheid Wheeler
Eleanor Inskip
Looking Forward to the Past
by Travis Schenck
From the Prez
Lew Painter, Lois Jamison, Pete Plastow, John Weisheit, Tom Stengel, Detta Dahl, Jim Tharp, Nick Eason
2009
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Seeking the Summits
Fall 2009 | Number 66
Editorial: Seeking the Summits Issue
How It’s Done
A History of Desert Rock Climbing
by Sam Lightner, Jr.
An Interview with Eric Bjornstad
The Big Question
2010
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The Moab Valley Fire Department – A History of Volunteerism in Grand County
Spring 2010 | Number 67
The Turkey Vulture – Master of the Sky
by Marcy Hafner
Christmas Bird Count – Keeping Track of Our Feathered Friends
The Moab Fire Department – A History of Volunteers
by Bill Hines
An Inside Look at the Moab Fire Department
Troy Black: A Chief with Grit and Passion
Castle Valley FD Over the Years
by Ron Drake
Q & A with Chief Corky
A Visit with Izzy – An Interview with Fire Commissioner Izzy Nelson
The Doxol Fire: A Nightmare for the Community of Moab
by Jim Stiles
Fire Department Enjoys New Station House
The Canyon King – A Sternwheel Dream on the Colorado
by F.A. Barnes
End of an Era for the ‘King
by Jen Jackson
McClatchy: Old-School River Guide
by Stina Sieg
The ‘Deseret First Book’: Early Primer on the English Language
by Travis Schenck
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Helen M. Knight – An Educator Who Made an Impact
Summer 2010 | Number 68
Moab’s Original Goatman – The Artist Who Created Moab’s King of the World
by Duane Wimmer
Relocation Rock Art – A Moving Experience
by Vicki Barker (from the March 2010 Moab Happenings)
Museum Patron John Urbanek Dies
Urbanek: Moab Topographer – a Man of Many Talents and Qualities
by Terby Barnes
HMK School Ends an Era – Old School to Be Torn Down as New Facilities Are Built; New Energy-Efficient Buildings to Open in the Fall
by Jen Jackson
HMK Faced Modern Challenges in an Aging Facility
by Ron Georg
Helen M. Knight: Utah’s First Female Superintendent of Schools
Memories from Helen M. Knight – ‘School’s Out’
by Helen M. Knight
They Called Her Helen M.
from the September 1991 edition of The Canyon Country Zephyr
by B.J. Eardley
Museum Guardian Virginia Fossey Dies
From a Fire, The Future: A History of the Grand County Public Library
by Travis Schenck
Community Book Drive Re-stocks Materials Lost in Fire
from the Jan. 15, 1915 Grand Valley Times
Historic Library Bows to Flames
from the May 18, 1967 Moab Times-Independent
Today’s Library Enjoys National Recognition and Community Support
by Jen Jackson, Canyon Legacy Editor
A Visit with Library Director Carrie Valdes
2009 Stats at a Glance
Seekhaven Marks 20 Years of Service to Moab
by Jaylyn Hawks
Stories are Proof of Seekhaven’s Success
Moab Baptist Church Built in 1917
2011
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The Naming of Chesler Park – Its Origins and Snowfall Records
Winter 2010/11 | Number 69
The Origins of Chesler Park: Determining Late 19th Century Snowfall
Records and Occupations of Inscription Writers in Canyonlands N.P.
by Clyde L. Denis
Freighting on the Colorado: Reminiscences of Virgil Fay Baldwin
by Barbara Baldwin Ekker
The Life of Virgil Fay Baldwin
by Barbara Baldwin Ekker
Moab Garage Company Equipped for Business
from the February 2, 1917 Grand Valley Times
The Way Sam Remembers It
by Sam Taylor – from the June 8, 2005 Moab Times-Independent
Nearly Forgotten Boomtowns – Stories of Forage and Fortune in the Search for Riches – Silver Reef, Utah: A Bustling and Bawdy Boomtown of the Late 1800s
by Tyler Quintano
The News from Silver Reef
Legends, Lore and Lives Ruined: The Story of Gold in the Henry Mountains
by Jen Jackson
Coal Mining Town of Sego: Gone but Not Forgotten
by Jeff Richards
The Mountain Town of Miners Basin
by Jeff Richards
Highlights from the Collections of the Museum of Moab
by Travis Schenck
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The Elk Mountain Mission: The Rise and Fall of Moab’s First Settlement
Summer 2011 | Number 70
On the Frontier of Failure – The Rise and Fall of the Elk Mountain Mission
by Mark Blanchard
Human Possession: The Native American Slave Trade in Utah
by Michelle L. Mulder
The Walker War: Conflict and Compromise on the Mormon Frontier
by Travis Schenck
A Treasure Lost: Finding the Elk Mountain Mission Fort
by Travis Schenck
A Mountain by Any Other Name
2012
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Set in Stone: Petroglyphs, Pictographs and Stone Technology of Moab
Winter 2011-12 | Number 71
Rock Art – The Who, What, Where, When and Why
by Michelle Mulder
The New Stone Age: A Map Through the Trail of Flintknapping
by Greg Nunn
A Mammoth on the Rocks – Ancient Paleontologists
by Travis Schenck
Denis Julien: New Inscription Discovered
by James H. Knipmeyer
Pueblo Country: The Land Itself
by F.A. Barnes
Protecting Our Heritage – Understanding Laws Regarding Artifacts in America
by Travis Schenck
Questions and Answers
Identifying Rock Art: Styles Found in the Moab Area
2013
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Biographies: Dan O’Laurie, Edward Abbey, Charlie Glass, Verle Green, Addie Maxwell, and more
Winter 2012-2013 | Number 72
Dan O’Laurie: Moab’s Philanthropist
by Travis Schenck
Verle L. Green: Father of the J-Rig, a Moab Original
by Joshua Kent Green with input from Kelly M. Green
Edward Abbey: A Solitary Visionary
by Julia Lupine
Lydia Adelaide Taylor Maxwell: Moab’s First Business Woman
by Nancy Maxwell Gillette
Charlie Glass: Horseman, Friend, Legend
by Travis Schenck
Sylvia Harris Ekker: Journal of the Girl from Elgin
from the Journal of Sylvia Ekker
2015
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Unique Histories: A Roadmap of Moab
Spring 2015 | Number 74
In Memory of Lloyd M. Pierson
by Lois Jamison
Climbing Legend
by Michelle Mulder
The History of Utah Highway 128
by David H. Vaughn
River Boats of the Green and Colorado Rivers
by Roy Webb
Doc Williams’s Saddlebag and Its Contents
by Merry Lycett Harrison, RH (AHG)
The Tragedy and Trial of John Brown
by Zebulon Miracle
Pioneer Day Ice Cream Social
Museum of Moab Lawn | July 24
2016
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Uranium Revisited
Winter 2016 | Number 75
The Uranium Industry in Southeastern Utah
by William Chenoweth
Howard W. Balsley
by Richard Westwood
In His Own Words: Howard Balsley
foreword by David H. Vaughn
Charles Augustus (Charlie) Steen
from the Ninth National Mining Hall of Fame Induction Banquet Program
My Old Man: The Uranium King
by Mark Steen
Happy at Happy Jack
by Dorothy Rossignol
Uranium: 1956
author unknown
Life in an Atomic Energy Commission Camp
by Nancy Dahl
Reflections on the Uranium Boom by Two Who Were There
an Interview with Jimmie Walker and James Tibbetts
Maxine Newell’s Memories of the Boom Years
by Maxine Newell
The Inside Story of the Uranium Reduction Company Mill
by Mark Steen
My Times at the Uranium Reduction Company Mill
by Lewis A. Painter
Hot Rocks Make Big Waves
by Amberly Knight
From the Mine to the Mill
a photo essay
2017
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Moab: Then and Now
Winter 2017/Spring 2018 | Number 76
A photo essay