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Reminder of the 70's along Rio Grande 27 – Schoolhouse, Thompson Springs, Utah [Trackside Utah PA]

schoolhouse_thompson_01.jpg: southwest elevation
schoolhouse_thompson_02.jpg: south elevation
schoolhouse_thompson_03.jpg: north elevation

Schoolhouse is located at northernmost of the town on Thompson Canyon Rd.

This schoolhouse was originally built at the coal mining town of Sego located about five miles north of Thompson. The journal Canyon Legacy has a photo of the schoolhouse at Sego[1]. Written on the wall is “established 1907”. But it’s uncertain what it means.

The structure itself was first built in 1919[2]. W. E. Ware was the architect, W. A. Shafer was the contractor. It was sold and moved to Thompson in 1955 when mines at Sego were closed[3]. Additional wing was designed by architect Claude Shepherd Ashworth[4].

When the school at Cisco was closed in 1959, Thompson school became the last one outside Moab operated by Grand county school district[5, 6]. There were once four; at West Water, Cisco, Sego, and Thompson. The school was finally closed in 1962.

All photos were taken on Sep. 11, 2014

[1] Canyon Legacy, Vol. 50, Dan O'Laurie Canyon Country Museum, spring 2004
[2] Jan. 24, 1919 Times-Independent
[3] Jan. 6, 1955 Times-Independent
[4] Dell Ashworth Architectural Drawing Collection;
[5] Aug. 13, 1959 Times-Independent
[6] Jun. 28, 1962 Times-Independent


Schoolhouse(校舎)はThompsonの町の北端にあるが、現在は残念ながら閉校している。

1919年にThompsonから谷を遡ったSegoという炭鉱町に建てられた校舎を1955年に移築した。この校舎は簡素な木造だが、モルモン教徒らによってつくられた町の校舎には、屋根上に鐘楼を載せた積石造の立派なものが多い。

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