Boulder, Utah Countryside
by Debra Martz
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Boulder, Utah Countryside
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Debra Martz
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Photograph - Photography
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Boulder, Utah Countryside by Debra Martz
Situated at the base of Boulder Mountain, nestled between (and within) land of the BLM, Forest Service, and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Boulder is isolated, remote, and spectacular. It has a long history of settlement; Anasazi State Park was established in 1970 to preserve the record of its earliest, prehistoric inhabitants. The first white settlement began in 1889, with Boulder incorporated as a town in 1958.
From the sign at the overlook, Boulder claims to be the last community in the continental United States to receive its mail by mule train in 1940. Completion of a year-round road in 1939 opened Boulder to car traffic from the south/west. Not until 1985 did the northern portion of Highway 12 over Boulder Mountain become a paved road. That, along with the highways designation as an All-American Highway, has opened up this tiny, rural ranching burg to the eyes of the world.
Copyright Debra Martz
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