Emmett "Bud" Wright - Park City, Utah
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UtahSteve
N 40° 38.670 W 111° 29.769
12T E 458049 N 4499412
Statue in tribute to a skiing lineman from Park City.
Waymark Code: WMEA49
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2012
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Bronze statue of man holding two skis of different lengths. It is set on a granite base. His clothing appears to be typical cold-weather clothing for the 1920's Here is the explanation from the plaque on the statue's base:
EMMETT "BUD" WRIGHT
In 1920, Emmett "Bud" Wright made his living skiing, but not as a ski patrolman or ski racer. Bud worked as a lineman for the local telephone company, traveling the mountains surrounding Park City on his 10 foot-long, handmade skis, repairing the phone lines. When Bud broke one of his skis, he was forced to use skis of two different lengths because no ski shops existed in Park City.
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