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Show i'Umi . April 2002 i : Energy College of The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum in Price houses exhibits intricately linked to fossil fuel development and energy production. Price museum functions under objective to preserve prehistory a For 41 years, the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum has featured exhibits intricately linked to Castle fossil ftiel and energy industry, The museum initially started in a single room at the Price City HaH The facility subsequently expanded into the hallway and then moved into buildings gym. The museum has into an addition to the build- continues to grow. and the concept of interpretive Through hirtinnal display, irniBnum i mn. stantly upgrading to present a visual library of Utahs prehistory for people to explore. Rmn the beginnings thawHiMMim hnn functioned under one primary objective to preserve and display prehistoric ar- tifacts pertaining to the geology and archaeology of Utah. Under the leadership of director Don Burge and assistant Pam Miller, the fa- dlity plays an important role in help- ing the community and visitors to Casde hUey understand the way things were, way things are and the way things -- The museum features a Hall of Pino- Displays include exhibits of Ju- - rassic and Cretaceous dinosaurs, some asBemMiriftnmnaifraHHlhnirawinri some reproductions. Nine new eries have occurred in the last 11 years. Located at 165 East Mwin in Price, the facility also houses the Hall of Man diacov-Valle- ys containingareproductionoftheColom-upetair- s bian mammoth unearthed in Hunting1-th- e ton Canyon and a mural of ice age mala painted by Joe Venus. It also fea-in- g tures a Fremont pit house and Ute tee-pee. Several exhibits depict the Native American life as it was in the past and a gallery displaying works by local as well as artists, With the discoveries of new dinosaur species, the museum expects to have to expand the exhibit halls with additional storage space in the fiiture. CEU Prehistoric Museum has proven its ability to attract tourists into the local area. Visitors have come at a rate of 60,000 per year, according to data compiled by the facilitys staff, Located at 156 East Main in Price, the facilitys fixture goals indude plan-th- e ningnew whiMt, updating abating Hi plays and adding to the cultural values of not anjy the Castle VUIey commu-saur- s. nity, but the entire state. mam-relocat- ed Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum Own a part of our past 451 East Main, Price out-of-sta- te Hours 9:00 to 6:00 daily Check out the gift shop IIP |