More on where I am...

I once lived in a ghost town...
Echo, Utah is considered a ghost town and is listed in HERE
It is in Summit County, at the junction of I-84 and I-80. Here's the description:

This town was started in 1854 as a stage coach stop. In 1860 the pony express also built a station here. In 1868 the Railroad built here and the towns population grew. During the 1929 depression many people moved away. Most the old buildings are gone, a few people still live here.

Brigham Young also lived there with many of his wives- when the town was hopping there was a lane named after each wife. The old church house still stands along with the hotel- which very few people know about. The hotel was purchased by Captain America's grandparents, and moved onto the lane near the church house and converted into their home! The school house is still standing and is being restored. The cemetery above the church house has markers from the early 1800's and is where the Captain's grandparents and some ancestors rest. The Captain's mom still has a ranch there and the house I helped build...and the farm I learned to drive tractors on.

The outhouse to the church house still stands:
Mining was the top industry in the late 1800's and early 1900's:

The train still comes through Echo all day and night...but it doesn't stop for coal. The last Amtrak went through in 1984- we all went out to wave to the last train.

The saloon and hotel. This is the original photo....

...when the Captain's dad was about 8 years old his mom sent him to the store....on his way there he passed the saloon...and on the pool table lay a dead man with a knife still in him! Granddad was so spooked he crossed the street when he ran back home.

Right behind the buildings in that photo lies Captain America's parent's fields and the access road that I walk, run and bike on.

(My Kiwi daughter got to experience her second +6. earthquake last night in New Zealand. I certainly hope the quakes stop for the next few months because I have lived through my share of +6's!)

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*
LAUGH HARDER*KNOW YOUR HISTORY*NOTHING LIKE
LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN*

Here is where I am...

Where am I? I am in Utah. I have posted in the past about this adventurous place...so I will pull up those old posts. This is Coalville, Utah, 6 miles from where I lived.....today's post is about:

 Summit County Mercantile in Coalville, Utah:

Opening Day 1908

The original hardwood floor...the floor Captain America's great grandparents walked on and Captain America's grandparents toddled on as babies....and Captain America's parents walked on as babies...and bought candies and ice creams and then rode on the 1932 farm truck's tailgate all the way home.


Not many stores have antlers and hides on the walls....
....along with the fruits and veggies...and an awesome meat counter.....
.....and boots and hats and Levis and gear.....horse bridles and tack......

....and where you can put your order on a tab and get billed at the end of the month.....the employee/owners know you, and your grandparents, and your uncles and aunts and your dog and horse....and until a few years back every item had a price written on it in black crayon and was added up at the counter with an adding machine! Then your groceries and supplies are packed in a cardboard box and loaded into your truck. HOW'S THAT FOR SERVICE?

*WELCOME TO UTAH....TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK 100 YEARS*

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*SHOP AT THE SUMMIT*