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 |