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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Watery Wed/Wolverton Mill

Hanksville Utah
Wikipedia information:

Hanksville is a small town in Wayne County, Utah, United States, at the junction of State Routes 24 and 95. The town is just south of the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek, which together form the Dirty Devil River, which then flows southeast to the Colorado River. Its population was estimated at 203 in 2006.[1]

The town was settled in 1882, and known for a time for the name given to the surrounding area, Graves Valley. It took the name of Hanksville in 1885, after Ebenezer Hanks, who was the leader of the group of pioneers who established the small Mormon settlement.[citation needed] It was not incorporated until January 6, 1999.[2]

The REA brought electricity to the community in 1960. Today agriculture, mining, and tourism are the main drivers to the local economy. Tourism is particularly important with people coming for recreation at Lake Powell, Capitol Reef National Park, the Henry Mountains, the San Rafael Swell, Goblin Valley State Park, and the solitude of the surrounding deserts and slot canyons.

Hanksville was a supply post for Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, who would hide out at Robbers Roost in the desert southeast of town.

During the uranium mining frenzy following World War II, Hanksville became a supply center for the prospectors and miners scouring the deserts of the Colorado Plateau. Many abandoned mines can be found in the deserts surrounding the town.

The Hanksville-Burpee Quarry is located nearby and the Mars Desert Research Station is located seven miles northwest of town.

Dirty Devil River

This is the gas station and grocery store pretty neat that they built this in the rock. Be sure to come back when i post about another interesting place built in a rock
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7 comments:

Pat said...

I like the shape of that Dirty Devel River! We're full time rver's, and I remember seeing that gas station in a rock! LOL! We've been full-timing for 4 1/2 years now. I blog about our travels and anything else on my mind.

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imac said...

Wonderful photos, look forward to seeing more.

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Janie said...

I've been to the gas station in the rocks, but I've never visited the mill. Looks interesting.

eileeninmd said...

Cool photos, it is neat that the store is built into the rock.

Shionge said...

Hiya :D What a lovely post and I remembered my road trip in Arizona & Utah I think I must have come across some of this...wonderful :D

Lady Di Tn said...

Lilli
This is a really cool post. Imagine a shop in a rock. Was it perhaps a cave at first? The mill was really interesting. Thanks for sharing. Peace

Lily Riani said...

wow, never been to this part of State, must do your trail in my next visit.