Sand Wash Ferry

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Title Sand Wash Ferry
Identifier 3427
Subject Transportation--Bridges--Ferry; Rivers--Green River; Man--Stewart, Hank
Description Hank Stewart is on the right with a patron that used the ferry to cross the Green River. Hank married his second wife, Elsie Wardle, on September 5, 1919. They ended up at Sand Wash to make their home. A son, Arden, was born in May of 1925 and they worked to be and industrious family. They were on good relation with the Ute Indian. It was May of 1937 that Hank and his neighbor, Tom McKenna, took a piece of farm equipment across the river. The swirling river took them in and they were drowned. Vernal Express 1937-05-20
Publisher Uintah County Regional History Center
Date 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Language eng
Rights Management Digital Image, copyright 2014 Uintah County Library
Bit Depth 8 bit
Archival Resolution 4074 x 4901 pixels
Scanning Technician Ellen S. Kiever
Scanning Device Epson Perfection 4990 Photo Scanner
Spatial Coverage Uintah County (Utah)
ARK ark:/87278/s6186msm
Setname ucl_rhc
ID 400147
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6186msm
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