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N 40° 25.534 W 109° 10.478
12T E 654845 N 4476592
Map showing the area around the Josie Morris cabin in Dinosaur National Monument.
Waymark Code: WMM6CG
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2014
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The cabin is part of the homestead established by Josie Bassett Morris in the early 1900s.
Nearing 40 years of age, divorced and with her children grown Josie wanted a home of her own. She chose this spot for its plentiful water and good pasture, the natural resources necessary to grow fruits and vegetables and raise cattle.
Friends and family from Vernal, UT often visited. The cabin floors were softened by braided rugs, the beds were warmed with handsome handmade quilts, and Josie's favorite pictures hung on wallpapered walls. In summer, beds of cosmos, marigolds, and poppies ringed the cabin.
There was always lots of work and never much money, but life here at Cub Creek suited Josie's independent spirit. She lived in this cabin until shortly before her death in 1964 at age 90.
Above info from a sign near the cabin.
Location Name: Twentieth Century Homestead
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