Carbon and Emery counties coal mining exhibits are housed in an old hotel that was built in 1913. The museum tells the history of coal mining from pick and shovel to longwalls, from steam engines to today's diesel locomotives, and the history of the people who worked in the industry.
Months open
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For information call
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All Year
M T W T F S - 10am to 6pm, May-Sept
T W T F S - 11 am to 4 pm Oct.-April
435 472-3009
296 South Main, Helper, Utah
60 miles east of I-15 via US Hwy 6 |
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CEU PREHISORIC MUSEUM
Exhibits include six dinosaur skeletons, dinosaur tracks from coal mines, 11,500 yr old mammoth
from Huntington Canyon, artifacts of the Fremont culture, world famous Pilling Figurine collection. Gift shop.
Months open
Days of the week
Tours given
For information call
Site location
Approx. miles from freeway to site
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All Year
M T W T F S S- 9am to 6pm, Apr-Sept
MT W T F S - 11 am to 4 pm Oct.-May
T W Th - 10 am to 3 pm, Fri. by appt.
435 613-5111 or 1 800 817-9943
Price, Utah
70 miles east of I-15 via US Hwy 6
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Drive through Huntington and Eccles Canyons on a USFS-interpreted auto tour and see active coal mines (Deer Creek and Skyline) which provide fuel for power plants. Active coal mines are industrial sites.
Enter only with permission, tours by appointment only:
Skyline Mine in Eccles Canyon on Hwy 264
(801) 637-7925
48 miles from I-15.
Deer Creek Mine in Huntington Canyon on Hwy 31
(801) 637-5060
50 miles from I-15. |
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