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Christopher W. Merritt, “Wooden Beds for Wooden Heads:” Railroad Tie Cutting in the Uinta Mountains, 1867–1938
To see the historic tie-hacking and logging sites on the Uinta Mountain’s North Slope, take a guided tour with Christopher Merritt.
We also provide a gallery of historic photographs of tie-hacking operations and (forthcoming) a conversation with Dr. Merritt on the tools, methodologies, and insights of historical archaeology.
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- MillCreek 1913 aspen frame to prevent ties running into ditch
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- MillCreek 1913 banking ties
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- MillCreek 1913 Bear River in distance possible flume site
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- MillCreek 1913 felling
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- MillCreek 1913 haulers and tie hacks camp section 3
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- MillCreek 1913 hauling supplies to Section 19
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- MillCreek 1913 hauling ties
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- MillCreek 1913 hewing 1
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- MillCreek 1913 hewing 2
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- MillCreek 1913 loading ties
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- MillCreek 1913 off the road
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- MillCreek 1913 parking ties
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- MillCreek 1913 peeling
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- MillCreek 1913 strip road after cutting tie timber
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- MillCreek 1913 tie hacking equipment
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- MillCreek 1913 ties parked along strip road
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- MillCreek 1913 ties ready to be parked
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- MillCreek 1913 timber and brush after cutting tie timber 1
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- MillCreek 1913 timber and brush after cutting tie timber 2
