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The Story of Black Rock, Utah 1st Edition |
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This book tells the history of a small town in south central Utah located on the Union Pacific Railway line about halfway between Delta and Milford. Black Rocks story first began in about 1870 as a grazing area for milk cows from Fillmore and Kanosh; then a store was set up in 1880 with the coming of the railroad. Slowly, one large ranch evolved as well as a small town next to the railway line. The little town of Black Rock developed around the railway depot, sheep shearing corrals, and a mercantile store frequented mostly by sheepmen during the winter grazing season. Much of the town died during the time of World War II, partly because of the loss of sheep herding & sheep shearing in the area, and later the change from steam to Diesel locomotives on the railroad. All that's left today are a few foundations where the little town was situated, and the Ranch located east of the old townsite & next to the Black Rock Springs. |
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