Duchesne’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Duchesne. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗18 September 1776 The Dominguez–Escalante Expedition came from the east where they crossed Blue Bench and descended into the valley north of the present-day town of Duchesne. "We ascended a not very high mesa [Blue Bench] which was level and very stony, traveled about three-quarters of a league including ascent and descent, crossed another small river [Duchesne River] which near here enters the San Cosme (Strawberry River), named it Santa Caterina de Sena, and camped on its banks." "Along these three rivers we have crossed today, there is plenty of good land for crops to support three good settlements, with opportunities for irrigation, beautiful cottonwood groves, good pastures, timber, and firewood nearby."
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Duchesne’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Duchesne’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFive seat Buick, an auto stage fr…, 1914: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Duchesne
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Duchesne, decade by decade
1980s
Nothing in Duchesne is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Duchesne has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Myton Presbyterian Church in Myton, 17.7 miles away.
Duchesne and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Five seat Buick, an auto stage from DuChesne to Vernal estate, Utah (1914) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.