People Profiles: Development
Profile
Helen M. Knight
Her older brother said: “…you’ll be a woman in a man’s world, leaving the world of education, and entering the world of politics.” Appointed in 1936, Knight’s challenging tenure as Grand County Schools Superintendent lasted for 25 years. Born in Moab in 1896 to the Taylor family, Helen graduated from the University of Utah, and guided Moab’s students, parents, and schools through the explosive growth of the Uranium Boom. Her determination sustained her through the challenges of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, and inspired the building of new school facilities (including the elementary school that bears her name) to educate the ever-increasing number of workers’ children.
Helen (Knight) and Peck Taylor
Helen M. (Taylor) Knight at U of U
Helen M. Knight
Hear Heidi Redd share Al Scorup's journey to becoming the largest public land permittee in US Ranching history.
Hear Bob Baldwin share a memory of Scorup Cattle Company:All traffic stopped for Scorup's cowboys, who drove the sizable herd north through town on Main Street.
Rancher Heidi Redd remembers Cattleman Al Scorup and the challenges of early life at Dugout Ranch.
Scorup-Somerville cattle
Lydia Taylor Skewes was there when JN Corbin "brought the first telephone across the river" connecting Moab to the modern world.
Joe Kingsley recalls JN Corbin's role in establishing telephone service, with barbed wire and a cooperative spirit, to Castle Valley
J.N. Corbin & family
J.N. Corbin,Bob Diefendorf, & unknown
J.N. Corbin