Moab History: Suffrage in Utah
Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints pushed for women’s right to vote around 1870.
Moab History
Moab History: The founding of Arches National Park
This November marks the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of Arches National Park.
Moab History: The legend of the River Witch
The Moab Museum’s Canyon Legacy recounts the local folklore of the River Witch.
Moab History: The history of the “Whirling Log” motif
The “Whirling Log” motif in Navajo culture symbolizes wellbeing and luck, but usage declined post-1940 due to Nazi association.
Moab History: Remembering Cosme Chacon, a beloved Monticello farmer
Cosme grew famous peppers, priced at $6.50 a bushel.
Moab History: 1956 Uranium Days
The first Uranium Days festival was held on August 17 and 18 in 1956.
Moab History: A Miner’s Basin memory
Making icecream with fallen snow in Miner’s Basin
Moab History: Bates Wilson, the “Father of Canyonlands” and inventor of “Dutch-oven Diplomacy”
Bates Wilson started as a National Park Service employee in the early 1930s.
Moab History: Daily life in Castleton, Utah
In its heyday, Castleton was comparable in size to Moab.
Moab History: Dewey’s schoolchildren
Life in Dewey posed numerous logistical challenges, including ensuring the kids were able to receive an education.