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Historical Silver Reef, Utah!

Silver Reef was a town that developed when silver ore was discovered in the only silver-bearing sandstone formation found in the United States. It was a thriving and a typically rowdy mining community primarily between 1877 and 1888. When the price of silver dropped and it was no longer profitable to mine, the town faded into history. The old town has a museum and the Cosmopolitan Restaurant. There are separate Protestant and Catholic Pioneer Cemeteries most of the occupants of which are apparently unknown. There was a Chinese Cemetery until the mining shut down and a wealthy Chinese man from San Francisco had all the remains exumed, placed in tea boxes and transported back to China so they could be buried in the land of their ancestors. There are several new upscale housing developments. Like Harrisburg being a part of Hurricane, Silver Reef is considered a part of Leeds where there is a post office. Silver Reef is the home of a tremendously talented sculptor, Jerry Anderson, who produces a wide variety of bronze statues which are prominently displayed around the local area and elsewhere. He does the most impressive bronze works of art that I have ever seen. This album has been completed and no more photos will be added.

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The Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Sign in Front of the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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Sign Describing the Town's Claim to Fame, Silver Reef, Utah
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Bronze Statue of John D. Lee in Front of the Historical Museum, Silver Reef, Utah
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Bronze Indian Sculpture in Front of the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Museum in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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Small Building on the Southeast Corner of the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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The Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Log, Timber or Pipe Hauling Wagon at the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Log, Timber or Pipe Hauling Wagon at the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Millstone in Front of the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Large Piece of Petrified Wood in Front of the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Mining Bucket in Front of the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Bronze Statue in the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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Bronzes in the Wells Fargo & Co. Express Building and Historical Museum in Silver Reef, Utah
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The Cosmopolitan Restaurant in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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Small Wagon and Rustic Light Post at the Cosmopolitan Restaurant in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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Interesting New Home in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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The Old and the New Exist Across the Street from Each Other in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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Old Mining Equipment Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Ruins of an Old Stone Building in Historical Silver Reef, Utah
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Ruins of Two Old Stone Buildings Near Silver Reef, Utah
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The North End of Red Cliffs Recreation Area Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Gateway to the Protestant Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Headstone Lying in the Protestant Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Markers at Unidentified Gravesites in the Protestant Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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One of the Few Headstones in the Protestant Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Gateway to the Catholic Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Unidentified Gravesites in the Catholic Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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One of the Few Headstones in the Catholic Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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Unidentified Gravesites in the Catholic Pioneer Cemetery Near Silver Reef, Utah
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