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Show Historic badge stolen from museum 17203. rtm Narinal Park Service Ser-vice took over the site, the cave committee was continued until after the World War II. The theft took place while the museum was open to the public and not the result of a breakin. Superintendent Hill said, ' 'This badge was the only one of its kind the monument had. Loss of the badge leaves a hole in part of the cultural heritage of the State of Utah." Anyone having information on this theft is asked to contact the Visitor Center in person or call (801) 756-5238. Any information received will be held in confidence. A historic badge was stolen from the museum at Timpanogos Cave National Monument sometime during dur-ing the month of October, Superintendent Michael O. Hill reported. The missing badge is described as being approximately two inches tall by one and a half inches wide and is in the shape of a federal shield. The words "Timpanogos Cave Committee" are embossed above a figure of a stalactite cave formation. The missing badge was originally designed for the Timpanogos Cave Committee, an organization chartered by the National Forest Service to conduct tours of the cave and develop the site in the early |
