Articles & books about Carbon County

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The following is a list of stories and newspaper articles compiled by a previous coordinator.

Articles about Carbon County

Binder H

BK Section Subject Title Author
H A Castle Gate Compiled index of Castle Gate Cemetery  
H B Castle Gate Map of Cemetery - April 1940  
H C Carbon County Microfilms at the Helper Mining and Railroad Museum Utah State Archives Regional Repository Inventory
H D Spring Canyon Timeline for Maple Creek Coal Company Michael Francis
H E Price Price City Cemetery History by RC Powell
H F Carbon County Settlement of Price River Valley  
H G Carbon County History of Carbon County talk given by Gordon Parker to Kiwanis
H H Castle Gate John Imla Stagg history by John Imla Stagg
H I Hiawatha Nell Barnett Interview by Eldon & Carole Miller
H J Price Judge Fred Keller personal history
H K pages 1-3 settlers from South Eastern France Moynier, Dusserre, Jeanselme, Leataud, Livigner, Lowery by unknown
H K pages 4-10 Carbon County Welfare Bulding Construction 1938 by unknown
H K page 11 Carbon County Sheriffs of Carbon county by J. Eldon Dorman
H K page 12-13 Soldier Summit Short History of Soldier Summit by unknown
H K pages 14-16 Price Historical Sketch of William Downard  
H K pages 17-18 Price Record of William Downard  
H K pages 19-22 Price Personal History of Isabella Birch Bryner  
H back cover Columbia Map of streets, home owners and businesses Michael Francis


Binder I

BK Section Subject Title Author
I 1-2 map Google map of O'Conner Mine near Clear Creek Wilford Peters
I 3-8 obits Obituaries of Finnish immigrants from Carbon County (obits available online) donated by Wilford Peters
I 9-11 histories Short histories of the children of John D. Wilson donated by Wilford Peters
I 12-13 Carbon County Zerox copies of two photos - horse and wagon road grater, group of men & women donated by Wilford Peters
I 14-35 Castle Gate zerox copies of panorama photographs of Castle Gate Scott Robertson
I 36-60 Emery County Timothy family research including, obits, death certificates, census info  
I 61-69 railroad An autobiography of Frederick Orson Daniel Meakin - info about Calico railroad Frederick Orson Daniel Meakin
I 70-85 Miller Creed Thoughts and Memories of George Luray Watt (included in a CCHS journal) written by George Luray Watt
Edited by Ronald G. Watt
I 86 Helper About the Strand Theatre  
I 87-95 research Newspaper articles and photographs of the Price City railroad station  
I 96-107 Sweets documents showing information about the Sweet's post office donated by Enid Seaton Ruoff
I 108 Scofield short history of Seth Worthington in Scofield written by himself. Information received from Jacky carasram@aol.com
I 109-120 Winter Quarters Family Group Sheets of some of the miners killed on May 1, 1900 Information received from Jacky carasram@aol.com
I 121-129 Price Newspaper articles concerning school opening, bus, boarding, etc 1912-1918 donated by Wilfred Peters
I 130 Price Death takes Ross Shiner: Services Scheduled Friday The Sun 24 Jun 1937
I 131-134 History Pioneer Incident - a history of Henrietta Hadlock Hill, The Sun 1927 pg 98-99 By Mrs. Henrietta Hill - Reported by LaRue Snow
I 135 Emery County short history of: Connellsville in Upper Huntington Canyon Emery County Historical Society
I 136 Emery County History of: The mammoth Reservoir in the Lower Gooseberry Valley by Emery County Historical Society
I 137 Price Chronology of the Price, Utah Sun Advocate  
I 138-139 Sunnyside Map of old Sunnyside cemetery made from google maps donated by Van Hamaker
I 140 Price List of shortcomings with old Senior Citizen building. Carbon County
I 141-143 Price Maps of the new Senior Citizen building Carbon County
I 144-146 Price Then & Now - Brief History of Carbon County Senior Center Carbon County
I 147-153 Helper Baseball - America's Pastime (speech given by Walter Borla at CCHS meeting) by Walter Borla
I 154-159 Carbon County Shanks/Strakey/Suklje research census records  
I 160-190 Castle Gate Research about Frank Barker, Barber. Collection includes Death Certificates, church records and census records  
I 191-192 Price Monumental Tribute is Rendered Builder of First House in Price - Local Explorer Scout Troop constructed monument Sun Advocate, Thursday, Dec. 3, 1936
I 193 Castle Gate Utah Fuel Company Hold-up, Castle Gate, Utah 21 Apr 1897 V.6 Kate B. Carter, Heart Throbs of the West
I 194-202 Price 1918 News Advocate - a list of all the deaths that are mentioned in the newspaper Frances Cunningham collection
I 203 poem You ask If I Remember by John Arnason
I 204 poem In that Big Black Hole by John Arnason
I 205 poem The Carbide Lamp by Vince Young
I 206 obit Castle Gate Woman Dies In Hospital - Katherine Evans Padfield Craig Sun Advocate pg 7 29 May 1941
I 207-209 history "Gabby" the go-getter, a history about Gabriella and Battista Clerico written by Margaret Turcasso - Energy Edition, Jan. 1983
I 210 map hand drawn map of the town of Castle Gate drawn by Mike Martinez

Binder J

BK Section Subject Title Author
J 1-2 Price Tony Milano Dead The Sun, 3 Aug 1917
J 3 Carbon A one Car train has a short service life, long retirement in Carbon County - The MaKeen Car, Southern Utah Railway/Castle Valley Railway The Sun Advocate September 20, 2012
J 4 Price Utah's Greek Community 1900-1995 By Helen Papanikolas
J 5 Price Looking for photo from long ago and not far away - Vincent Anella, eagle scout project By Richard Shaw October 25, 2011
J 6-17 Helper Life History of Walt Borla By Walter Borla
J 18-23 Castle Gate Castle Gate by Ora Bogdin By Ora Bogdin
J 24-32 Bryner One Man's War - the story of Boyd Bunnell and World War II By Boyd Bunnell
J 33-36 Spring Canyon Out of the Past! -Eli Gourdin reminisces his life in Hiawatha and Spring Canyon By Eli Gourdin
J 37-40 Miller A Father's Day conversation with loved ones - Memories of Eldon Miller and his children By Eldon Miller
J 41-43 Spring Canyon End of the Road - information about Mutual the town at the end of Spring Canyon By Robert P. Olsen
J 44-51 Castle Gate To see the Sky - the life of Howard & Isabelle W. Ellis in Castle Gate By Isabelle W. Ellis
J 52 East Carbon 1969 map of East Carbon - Eagle Scout project by Kevin Willbur By Kevin Willbur
J 53-54 Carbon County Games of the Coal Camp Children - names mentioned in story: Evelyn Jones Patterick, Fern Jones Boyack, Edwin Hardee, Ed Richeda, Saline Hardee Fraser. By Miriam B. Murphy