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Landmarks Re-purposed
Landmarks Re-purposed. After reading the many fond remarks about memories centered around the Millpond from fellow residents of our fine valley, I find myself returning again and again to that landmark and its significance to so many generations. When a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Rock, Baseball, Benson Grist Mill, Erda, Fishing, Lakepoint, MIllpond, Photography, Rafting, Simpler Times, Stansbury Park, Water skiing
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Landmarks Re-visited
Landmarks revisited In the first installment of the Landmark series, I mentioned that Landmarks seemed to be generational. It seems that the memories stirred up by Landmarks are very multi-generational. The north end of the Tooele Valley has a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Rock, Benson Grist Mill, Erda, Lakepoint, MIllpond, Stansbury Park, Tooele, Tooele Valley
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Landmarks IV
Landmarks IV. Straying from my normal writing habitat for the Landmarks series, I wish to take you to an amazing stretch of road outside of the Tooele Valley but still inside amazing Utah. Scenic Drive inside Capitol Reef National Park. At … Continue reading
Landmarks III
Landmarks III I have mentioned many landmarks that are multi-generational. Some are natural and some are man-made. The natural landmarks are impressive – Adobe Rock is hard to miss because of it’s sheer size and it’s uniqueness. A major landmark … Continue reading
Landmarks II
Lincoln Highway Some landmarks are so important that generations perhaps fail to convey the significance these icons have had. Each generation attaches their own significance to the landmark. Take the Lincoln Highway for instance. I am sure you have taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Rock, Benson Grist Mill, Erda, Grantsville, Lincoln Highway, Timpie
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Landmarks
Landmarks have a shelf-life. Landmarks seem to be somewhat generational, depending upon their usefulness to a particular generation. Some may last longer, even centuries. Most of the landmarks I grew up with were definitely multi-generational landmarks. One classifies as millennial. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Rock, Erda, Lakepoint, Lincoln Highway, MIllpond, Stansbury Park, Tooele
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September Dawn
September Dawn There is a day in September that divides Summer from Fall. My internal calendar understands that this day is quite transient. It comes at its’ own pace. One day it appears and demands acknowledgement. This September dawn is … Continue reading
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Play Ball
Batter Up! Rural America had a passion for baseball in the 1950’s – 1960’s. In the years before that, as the Utah settlers found the need to relax, towns put together teams that traveled between communities such as Tooele, Grantsville, … Continue reading
Erda Directions
Erda Directions Like all directions in Utah, these directions begin at the Church. The old Erda Chapel was a magnificent building located on Church Road. We do like to keep things simple that way – it is good for the … Continue reading
Salt Lake as a Bedroom Community for Tooele
Not a typo. There was a time when it seemed that Salt Lake was the bedroom community for Tooele. A time when the traffic patterns on Hwy 36 were exactly the opposite as they are today. The reason for this … Continue reading
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