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Moab History: Quilts in the Collection

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

There are several colorful quilts in the Moab Museum’s Collection.

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Moab History: Navajo-Churro Weaving

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Weaving has long been a flourishing tradition of the Navajo (Diné) people, persisting in the face of changing times and adversity.

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Moab History: The Ancestral load basket object through many lenses

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Moabites have long cherished the Ancestral Pueblo load-bearing basket displayed in the Moab Museum.

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Rock inscriptions in Southeast Utah

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Rock inscriptions carved on canyon walls over thousands of years lend whispers of the history of the people who came before.

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Moab History: Stories from Moab Veteran Mitch Williams

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Mitch Williams was one Moab resident whose life was shaped by his military service.

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Moab History: Election Day through the eras

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Voting has deeply shaped the Moab community.

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Moab History: River Road through the years

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

SR 128 has taken many forms over the years, from rudimentary singletrack primarily ridden by horses to a paved road.

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Moab History: Moab’s historic floods

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Since cameras first made it to the Moab Valley, numerous photographs have captured and preserved the history of floods of Moab’s past.

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Moab History: Irrigating the Moab Valley

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Pictured here are some of the methods Euro-American settlers employed for irrigating and taming the waterways that wind their way through the Moab Valley.

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Moab History: The magic of Matrimony Springs

Moab Sun News3 years ago3 years ago

Though the name and the lore of Matrimony Spring have been changed, warped, and told again many times, the spring itself still provides water to locals and travelers alike… and may still work its magic on those who imbibe. 

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