Aerial Image of the Thistle Mudslide on May 17, 1983
US 89 (Utah County)--Photographs
Disasters--Utah-Spanish Fork Canyon
This image documents the Thistle Flood that began in April 1983 with a massive mud slide that created an earthen dam, blocking the flow of the Spanish Fork River. In addition to severing Highway 89 as a transportation route, the dam destroyed the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, cutting off the railroad link between Salt Lake and Denver. As flood waters rose, the town of Thistle (located on Highway 89) was inundated with the water that would form Thistle Lake. Massive construction efforts were made between 1983 and 1984 to reconstruct rail and road lines, as well as divert and drain water from Thistle Lake into the nearby Spanish Fork River.
Utah Department of Transportation
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 37
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Thistle Lake Water Diversion on May 18, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 41
Halls Falls at Thistle Lake on May 24, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 42
Thistle Road Closure Sign on May 24, 1983
Thistle Flood Diversion Waterfall on May 24, 1983
Historic Photograph of the Railroad at Thistle
An image from a collection that documents the Thistle Flood that began in April 1983 with a massive mud slide that created an earthen dam, blocking the flow of the Spanish Fork River. In addition to severing Highway 89 as a transportation route, the dam destroyed the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, cutting off the railroad link between Salt Lake and Denver. As flood waters rose, the town of Thistle (located on Highway 89) was inundated with the water that would form Thistle Lake. Massive construction efforts were made between 1983 and 1984 to reconstruct rail and road lines, as well as divert and drain water from Thistle Lake into the nearby Spanish Fork River.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 45
Historic Photograph of the Thistle Townsite
Historic Photograph of the Junction House at Thistle
Historic Photograph of the Schoolhouse at Thistle
Image of the red sandstone schoolhouse that was the second building to be constructed a the Thistle Junction. Construction began in 1890 and was completed in 1893.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 46
Flooded Buildings Near Thistle on August 12, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 57
Flood Wreckage at Thistle Lake on May 29, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 1, Folder 62
Westward-Ho Motel road sign in Box Elder County.
US 89 (Box Elder County)--Photographs
Advertising--Utah--US 89
Scenic 89 tourism road sign photographed along Highway 89 in Box Elder County as part of a project by the State Department of Highways to document Utah highways signs.
Utah State Department of Highways
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 5. Photo 150.
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Bay View Motel road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 185.
Hansen Chevrolet road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 190.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 193.
Bird Refuge road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 196.
Taylor Farm Service road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 198.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 199.
Mann's Mutton Manor road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 200.
State Farm Insurance road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 205.
Hires Bottling Company road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 211.
Covey's New America Motel road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 215.
Oneida Soil Conservation District road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 6. Photo 217.
Railroad Museum road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 8. Photo 304.
Millstream Motel road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 8. Photo 312.
Quaker State Motor Oil road sign in Box Elder County.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 8. Photo 321.
Overnight Camping road sign in Box Elder County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 8. Photo 323.
Cache Valley Dairy Association road sign in Cache County
US 89 (Cache County)--Photographs
Scenic 89 tourism road sign photographed along Highway 89 in Cache County as part of a project by the State Department of Highways to document Utah highways signs.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 14. Photo 1039.
Utah State University road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 14. Photo 1040.
Cache Valley Breeding Association road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 14. Photo 1041.
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Mitchell Motel road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 14. Photo 1050.
Non-Drinkers Insurance road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 14. Photo 1089.
Steeds Dairy Bar road sign in Cache County.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 14. Photo 1150.
Miller's Blue Ribbon Beef road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 15. Photo 1051.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 15. Photo 1208.
Beeline Products road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 15. Photo 1209.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 15. Photo 1239.
Cliff's Service Pepsi road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 16. Photo 1073.
Student Life Insurance road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 16. Photo 1076.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 16. Photo 1106.
Welcome To Logan road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 16. Photo 1129.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 16. Photo 1162.
Val Lower's Service road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 16. Photo 1164.
Baugh Motor Company Mercury road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 17. Photo 1195.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 17. Photo 1203.
Bundy Motor Company road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 17. Photo 1221.
Simplot Fertilizer road sign in Cache County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 1. Folder 17. Photo 1226.
Frederick Frank Knowlton interview, 28 April 2008, and transcription
Interviews
Knowlton, Frederick Frank, 1934---Childhood and youth
Family farms--New York
Wildlife Management
United States. Dept. of Agriculture--Officials and employees--Interviews
Coyote--Research--Texas
Coyote--Research--Curlew Valley (Idaho and Utah)
Logan Canyon (Utah)
Fred Knowlton talks about his experiences growing up on the family farm in Springville, New York, his family's educational pursuits, and his experiences with coyotes and the environment.
Knowlton, Frederick Frank, 1934-
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Logan Canyon Land Use Management Oral History Collection, FOLK COLL 42 Box 4 Fd. 1
Smith, Rebecca
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