Arden Stewart Presentation 2

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Title Arden Stewart Presentation 2
Creator Stewart, Arden
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 1993-07-10
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-05-02
Spatial Coverage City of Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/7174628/city-of-vernal.html
Subject Bridges; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Brown's Park; Ferries; Historical societies; Livestock; Native Americans; Personal narratives; Pioneers; Poetry; River crossings; Sheep; Uintah Railway; Wagons; Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah); Uintah County (Utah); Vernal (Utah)
Description Presentation given by Arden Stewart to the Uintah County Historical Society. Topics include: The use of ferries to cross rivers; Construction of the first ferry used by Brigham Young and pioneers crossing the Platte River; Changes in subsequent ferries in order to hold a team, wagon, and all wagon contents; Ferry use in Brown's Park for the transportation of livestock across the Green River; Other ferries established n Jensen, Ouray, and Sand Wash; Pulley and cable systems used for ferry crossings; The use of row boats to guide ferries; How Maube Ferry got its name; Difficulty of ferries crossing rivers in ice jams; Construction and use of bridges putting ferries out of business; The construction of a ferry by the Uintah Rail Company; Interactions with Native Americans at ferry crossings; Poetry; Charging per head for livestock to cross on a ferry; Cost for wagons and vehicles to cross on a ferry; Who owned or operated the various ferries in the area; How the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 diminished the sheep population; and the precariousness of early bridges and subsequent accidents when crossing.
Collection Number and Name Mss B 1637 Uintah County (Utah) Oral Histories Collection, 1974-2002
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 10 leaves
Language eng
Rights
Source Mss B 1637 Uintah County (Utah) Oral Histories Collection, 1974-2002
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6mxk1gf
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2535940
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mxk1gf
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