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Show Vernal I LaVon Wall I Phone 789-0521 Uintah Historical Society tour VERNAL SPECIAL-On Satu July 19, a group of 23 members 0K i Uintah Historical Society travel; r; bus to attend dedication ceremoni ?-Red ?-Red Fleet Dam, then on to visit p,j.' ' of interest in the Greendale and r. t-Mountain t-Mountain areas of the Ashley Natr.' (! Forest. The tour guide was D! rs Long and Erland Preece chauffer i . group in the bus owned by Uintah . ty Senior Citizen organization. i travelled by private autos. The group left the Golden ; Center at 9 a.m. travelled to Red Dam where Uiey attended dediQ '-: ceremonies highlighted by spejP Congressman Gunn McKay and 0-missioner 0-missioner Keith Higginson of the W; :' and Power Resources Services. T. travelled then to Swett Historical Site at Greendale where'.-. c' viewed the old Oscar Swett Homes v '' which was operated by horse and c power for nearly 60 years, where , of life's necessities were produced fr , the ranch and surrounding Ashley i' tional Forest for this and other faj in the area. This site is a vivid exi: of man learning to live in harmony-, : nature; to use natural resi without destroying nature's abfc produce. A historical presentation , given by Forest Service rep.-?. tatives and the members had 1-while 1-while at this site. They travelled then to the b. Mountain area and through the Creek geological area viewl- ; grave site of Cleophus Dowd ay. ; two children. This tour was a foi. to a study of the Dowd Mounuix l by the Society at their pre, meeting. Members attending included Lv Preece, Denver and Mildred k. DeMar and Mada Dudley, Flora; George Johnstun, Esther Car;:-. Hilda Morgan. Art and Bar. McKnight, Wells Pope. Iva C--Howard and Florence Williams, and Hazel Atwood, Mr. v-Stuber, v-Stuber, Rhoda Stevens. Geo.-j; La Von Wall and Mary Dickson The next meeting of the Vr4 Historical Society will be held Tjs; Aug'jst 12at7:30p.m. inUie Go!k . Center. The program will fei --presentation --presentation of the history of ': Mountain by Doris Burtci. members and interested persons vited toattend. |