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From Silver To Skis: A History Of Alta, Utah, And Little Cottonwood Canyon, 1847-1966, Anthony Will Bowman
From Silver To Skis: A History Of Alta, Utah, And Little Cottonwood Canyon, 1847-1966, Anthony Will Bowman
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
In this study the former mining town and present ski resort of Alta, Utah, and the Little Cottonwood Canyon (in which Alta is located) are treated as one unit of study.
After a brief treatment of the natural setting, man's earliest activities in the region are traced through the winter of 1966. Activities which are examined include: exploring, trapping, logging, grazing, milling with the major emphasis upon quarrying, mining, skiing and settlement.
Until 1864 the region was utilized for non-mining activities. By the 1870's, mining "boomed" and various settlements were established in the canyon. The most famous of these was …
A History Of The Italian And German Prisoner Of War Camps In Utah And Idaho During World War Ii, Ralph A. Busco
A History Of The Italian And German Prisoner Of War Camps In Utah And Idaho During World War Ii, Ralph A. Busco
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The United States offered an ideal situation for prisoner of war camps during World War II. The remoteness of the states of Utah and Idaho offered also an ideal situation to intern prisoners.
The United States established 141 base camps and 313 branch camps. Out of this number, Utah and Idaho represented a total number of nine base and twenty-one branch camps. Utah and Idaho had under their supervision approximately 11,660 or 3.6% of the prisoners in the base camps.
The Utah and Idaho camps were under supervision of the United states War Department. Their basic source for the administration …