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Cake? Mortar? Surprisingly similar! Read to find out how mortar and historic buildings can resemble a layered cake....

Learn about fire and how it affects cultural resources....

Learn more about early LGBTQ+ history in Salt Lake City, featuring a historic home near Liberty Park....

Every year beginning around Spring Break, the state kicks off the annual “archaeological vandalism” season with a bang. In 2021, we had at least two instances of archaeological resource crime...

It can be hard to look at thousand year old artifacts and gather a sense of what life was like for people. But for archaeologist Elizabeth Hora, that’s the fun...

Written by Elizabeth Hora, Public Archaeologist Let me start off by saying thank you. You opened up this page to learn more about how you can protect the past, and...

Moving into 2022 we have several goals to help direct the course of our program this year. One – Steward Retention and Appreciation Two – To continue to emphasize to the general...

We gave out some fun awards in recognition of the fantastic first year of our program. Lucky Horseshoe Award – Tim Gittins During one of his site visits, Tim popped not...

By Amber Anderson, SHPO Tax Credit Coordinator Did you know that historic masonry is meant to breathe? Whether it be brick, stone, or another type of masonry unit, masonry is...

Below you will find the forms we require to be signed when you start as an active site steward. Don’t worry about filling these out now, that will be taken...

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Prepared by Lindsey M. Evenson, Jennifer Bannick, and Everett Bassett of Transcon Environmental, Inc. for Washington County Water Conservancy District. This discussion of Washington County’s historic wagon road through Ash...