by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Chief Washakie at Huntsville 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1866 Chief Washakie and 1,000 Shoshone Indians visited the small settlement of Huntsville. Washakie and his sub chiefs attended church services, and performed ceremonial dances on the town square the following day....
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Chinese Track Layers 1976 Exhibit Brochure In 1869 Chinese track layers for the Central Pacific laid 10 miles of track in Box Elder County in one day, a record which has never been equaled. 2023 Exhibit Guide Chinese immigrants were drawn to the western United States...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Circumnavigation of the Great Salt Lake 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1826 James Clyman, Louis Vasquez, Henry Fraeb and Black Harris made the first 300-mile circumnavigation of the Great Salt Lake in two buffalo hide bull boats. 2023 Exhibit GuideCircumnavigating the Great...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
The City of Corinne 1976 Exhibition BrochureIn 1871 the “City of Corrine,” a 130-foot paddle-wheeler steamer, was launched into the Great Salt Lake at Corrine, Utah. It carried ore and passengers across the Great Salt Lake for approximately 15 years. 2023 Exhibit...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Echo Canyon Fortifications 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1875 the Mormon Militia Men built rock fortification on top of the cliffs in Echo Canyon to assist in the defense against Johnston’s army. 2023 Exhibit GuideIn response to reports about the Utah settlers’...
