Title |
021_“Mountain Green the Beautiful,” Morgan County 1824-1930 (Copyright ©1985 by Muriel R. Shupe) |
Creator |
Shupe, Muriel R. |
Contributors |
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Morgan County |
Description |
Mountain Green the Beautiful: A History of Mountain Green Morgan County 1824-1930. |
Subject |
Morgan County (Utah)--History; Mormons--Utah |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1985 |
Date |
1985 |
Date Digital |
2017 |
Temporal Coverage |
1824; 1825; 1826; 1827; 1828; 1829; 1830; 1831; 1832; 1833; 1834; 1835; 1836; 1837; 1838; 1839; 1840; 1841; 1842; 1843; 1844; 1845; 1846; 1847; 1848; 1849; 1850; 1851; 1852; 1853; 1854; 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930 |
Item Size |
8.5x11x1 inches |
Medium |
History |
Item Description |
Spiral bound printed history. The book contains 377 pages and laminated green front and back covers. |
Spatial Coverage |
Morgan County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5778525/ |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner by Amy Higgs. OCR by Amy Higgs using ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Morgan County Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Morgan, Utah. |
Source |
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Morgan County |
Format |
application/pdf |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t72cfc |
Setname |
wsu_mdupc |
ID |
47845 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6t72cfc |
Title |
Mountain Green, the Beautiful - DUP_017 |
Creator |
Muriel R. Shupe |
Contributors |
Morgan County Daughters of Utah Pioneers |
Description |
Mountain Green the Beautiful: A History of Mountain Green Morgan County 1824-1930. |
Subject |
Morgan County (Utah)--History; Mormons--Utah |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
Date Original |
1985 |
Date |
1985 |
Date Digital |
2017 |
Temporal Coverage |
1824-1930 |
Item Size |
Spiral bound 8.5 in. x 11 in. x 1 in. printed history. The book contains 377 pages. |
Spatial Coverage |
Morgan County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5778525/ |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner by Amy Higgs. OCR by Amy Higgs using ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Source |
Morgan County Daughters of Utah Pioneers |
OCR Text |
Show For they had the privilege of erecting a toll gate on said road at such a place as they think best." In the history of her life, Barbara Tope Penrod states that the first road was built on the north side of the river. It followed an old Indian trail and was barely wide enough for a single team and wagon. The river bottom was a tangle of underbrush, scrub oak, mahogany and cotton- wood which had to be removed by hand. The first bridge was built across the river at the mouth of the Canyon. Cement was not to be had and the abutments for the bridge were made by laying up rock to the square. This bridge was washed out one Spring when the melting snow turned the river into a torrent. The Penrod story reports that a second road was built on the south side of the river, A second bridge was constructed just west of the Devil's Gate. David Boman Bybee had the contract to build both bridges. At Devil's Gate, also known as Horseshoe Bend, workmen found rugged cliffs towering over them with huge boulders clinging precariously to the steep slope. In some of the narrow¬est places, rocks and boulders had to be rolled into the river to provide a solid foundation for the road bed. In 1871 Barbara Penrod became keeper of the toll bridge. It was a lonely job for a 72 year old woman. The only protection she had was a hatchet. One night a transcient broke into her cabin and threatened her. Grabbing the hatchet she hit him, then fled to her family in Uintah. After the episode, she said the only animal she was afraid of was the two-legged kind. As long as the old road was used, Devil's Gate brought fear and trembling to most travelers. Even old timers dreaded the 'Gage' and during high water floods and deep snow made their wives and children walk around the dangerous bend. ROAD CREW IN DEVIL'S GATE Photo-Utah Historical Society 8 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_mdupc |
ID |
47973 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6t72cfc/47973 |