Kelton Service Project

Amy Barry July 29, 2024

Join the Utah SHPO Team for a day of service out on the Transcontinental Railroad Grade! We will work on two projects near the ghost …

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Trash Talk: The Denver & Rio Grande Western Trash Dump

One brisk day in November 2020, archaeologists discovered a moment frozen in time from 1890 – the heyday of luxury rail travel! Read on to see what they found.

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