OLD PHOTOS FROM YESTERYEAR

 

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Depot Closes ~ Mt. Pleasant Pyramid June 1976

Moving the Depot ~ October, 1976

Unknown Marie at the Mt. Pleasant Depot ~ 1923

Depot Sketch

Waiting At the Mt. Pleasant Railroad Station

Do you recognize anyone?  Let us know !

Depot and Woolhouse at 500 W Main During Flood (probably 1946)

Mt. Pleasant Depot Sketch "Sanpete Swift"

My Favorite Story About the Sanpete Swift

My pregnant mother took the Sanpete Swift to Salt Lake City where a Dr. Beldon delivered me at St. Marks Hospital.  I have always resented the fact that I could never say that I was born and raised in Mt. Pleasant as my husband Peter can.  We both dearly love Mt. Pleasant. My mother had to go to S.L.C because of two major reasons.  One, my mother was blood type A negative, a very rare blood type.   Second, she had been told she would never have another child because she was too full of scar tissue.  You see, my older brother (12 years older than me) weighed 12 pounds at his birth.  

Well, I was born just a few hours after my mother arrived in Salt Lake City.  I was born 7 minutes after 7:00 p.m.; weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces.  And I was born the 7th month of 1947.  So you see the number "7" has always been my lucky number. Coincidentally, my last child was born in 1977. 

 I wish I could remember more about the train and the depot..  I grew up in the east part of town, almost a mile and a half from  the depot.  But I remember the train whistle to this day. I love to hear other's stories ..............Kathy Hafen

We would love to have you share your memories of the Mt. Pleasant Depot or rides on the "Sanpete Swift".

Lee's comment:  ~ Kathy: Great story. And your first words were " cho cho". lee

Band at the Depot

Depot- Mt. Pleasant - A Gathering

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Some kind of gathering at the Mt. Pleasant Depot. Do you recognize the homes in the background? The one just right of the depot itself is the Oman Home. The home just right of center and above the flag is the Morten Rasmussen Home. What the occasion was, we do not know.

ALICE'S PHOTO'S FROM THE PAST - OMAN HOME

OMAN HOME

This home was located on Ffth West and Main Street across from the Railroad Depot where the transmission shop is located today.