tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post14003015641274163..comments2024-03-11T18:10:42.788-07:00Comments on Places That Were: Abandoned Places in Antimony and Junction, Utah Ghost TownsPlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-22428077343069515582018-08-28T16:37:33.876-07:002018-08-28T16:37:33.876-07:00It is now 2018. I was just trying to fiND the loc...It is now 2018. I was just trying to fiND the location Antimony. As I studied the photos I also identify the structures as potato pits. We had one when I was a child in Jerome County ID. However we called them potato cellars. The structure with burlap covering part of it is an old potato cutting table, used to cut potatoes into seed spuds. I am now close to 70. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668210189209441730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-82727203885845093362017-10-27T13:46:36.610-07:002017-10-27T13:46:36.610-07:00Potato CellarPotato CellarBoulder Mthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313096132844697312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-69004269944758471922017-07-19T21:20:41.409-07:002017-07-19T21:20:41.409-07:00My family (Ancestors) were pioneers and they settl...My family (Ancestors) were pioneers and they settled in Circleville, Kingston and Junction... Ive lived in all three. When we lived in Junction, We lived on the outskirts of town.. We had a big "Potato Pit" out back. I use to play in it. All of our family there are Mormon and they store food. In the old days the community were closer, because there were family members in all three towns. The one we had was pretty big. They were built into the ground and then totally covered up with dirt, except for the side with the door. They also had dirt packed upward on the sides the inside walls.. They would take potatoes that everyone grew and put them into the sides of the walls and whenever we wanted potatoes, Mom would send me out to the pit and I would dig up whatever we needed. It kept them cool and dry all years long. I know most of my family members were Mormon in Denmark and later came to the US and helped bring people across country to Utah. They helped people from other countries, Im sure, so I really don't which country that type of storage originated, but I know the Vikings ( where my family was from) had ways of using the the land and what around them in nature. Did you photograph Butch Cassidys house in Circleville?Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857059740435803101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-76975745644445781322017-05-03T05:41:54.530-07:002017-05-03T05:41:54.530-07:00A little bit of money always felt like so much whe...A little bit of money always felt like so much when were young. I miss that feeling!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-31076331417895960092017-05-03T05:40:43.263-07:002017-05-03T05:40:43.263-07:00I would love to hear your grandma's stories!I would love to hear your grandma's stories!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-61716592117608013672017-04-28T16:40:17.599-07:002017-04-28T16:40:17.599-07:00I grew up in Antimony. We call those "Potato...I grew up in Antimony. We call those "Potato Pits". My family owned several of them. As kids, we would pick the potatoes by hand from the field. We got 8 cents a sack (50 lbs). We thought we were rich! <br />~Charla Brindley Ricketts (Hi Scott!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803405481645567708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-70565561261738552702017-04-28T09:32:12.428-07:002017-04-28T09:32:12.428-07:00I would have to agree that they are old potato cel...I would have to agree that they are old potato cellars. My grandma was born and raised in Antimony. I grew up going there and my family still makes an annual trip to Antimony. My grandma tells us what it was like to grow up there. alifyihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757867517135850606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-57494571342035740322016-05-18T14:53:02.437-07:002016-05-18T14:53:02.437-07:00Thank you for sharing your memories. It's grea...Thank you for sharing your memories. It's great to hear from someone who lived in the area and worked in those buildings. I'm glad you like the pictures I took. Next time I'm around, I'll be sure to visit Angle. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-43070070167213480342016-05-18T09:54:19.527-07:002016-05-18T09:54:19.527-07:00Sorry about the above post. Forgot to identify my...Sorry about the above post. Forgot to identify myself. <br /><br />Scott JolleyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333415734409906566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-8991421438323359762016-05-18T09:52:45.979-07:002016-05-18T09:52:45.979-07:00Very cool pictures. I was raised in Angle, a smal...Very cool pictures. I was raised in Angle, a small town at the north end of Otter Creek Resivour. Each school day and to church on various days I would travel to Antimony. Many of the pictures you have posted are ingrained in my memory. Yes, indeed, the cellars you have captured are abandoned potato storage and processing facilities. The machinery you picture are the potato sorting and cutting stations that were used. I actually worked at these when in my youth. Keep up the excellent photography!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333415734409906566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-28557581700262178392016-05-16T21:33:43.829-07:002016-05-16T21:33:43.829-07:00I was guessing they had something to do with minin...I was guessing they had something to do with mining, but it looks like I was mistaken. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-18113863839296713662016-05-16T21:30:58.068-07:002016-05-16T21:30:58.068-07:00Cool. Thanks for the info!Cool. Thanks for the info!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-58931873110579200442016-05-16T21:30:21.578-07:002016-05-16T21:30:21.578-07:00Awesome! Thank you!Awesome! Thank you!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-72351593289784665082016-05-16T21:14:59.257-07:002016-05-16T21:14:59.257-07:00These long, partially dug out buildings are what i...These long, partially dug out buildings are what is left of the many potato cellars found in the area. In the mid 1900s, potatos were the major cash crop in Piute County. Potatos were harvested, then stored in the dark, cool buildings, until sold.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333104492288918546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-20224498069172631112016-05-15T23:41:30.720-07:002016-05-15T23:41:30.720-07:00I always thought those were old potato cellars or ...I always thought those were old potato cellars or crop cellars used by farmers!!WAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156761110903614219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-28058166604982013692016-05-15T13:18:19.809-07:002016-05-15T13:18:19.809-07:00Dasil Mathews - my father-in-law was born and rais...Dasil Mathews - my father-in-law was born and raised in Antimony. Utah. He is now 96 years young. I will see if i can get him to come on the sight and recognize any of this.....Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290771259825062765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-77511557357413681332016-05-07T11:22:58.585-07:002016-05-07T11:22:58.585-07:00LOL!LOL!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-11385000431125461002016-05-06T17:59:12.045-07:002016-05-06T17:59:12.045-07:00Vintage meth lab I reckon. :/Vintage meth lab I reckon. :/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424637741178446445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-30465336614691422022016-05-06T11:13:35.609-07:002016-05-06T11:13:35.609-07:00Old appliances are so neat! I could sure use a dou...Old appliances are so neat! I could sure use a double washer (preferably something a little more modern and energy efficient). I tend to let all my laundry pile up until I've got almost a half dozen loads that need to be washed. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-62567379087658000502016-05-06T01:55:45.572-07:002016-05-06T01:55:45.572-07:00A great find. I can imagine the winds must have so...A great find. I can imagine the winds must have somehow had something to do with the way the buildings were constructed. And that double washer--so cool . Yea-I'm weird like that--haha. Though I'd plant it up with flowers!!<br />Have a great weekSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com