You Are Here - Hog Canyon and Box Canyon - Dinosaur National Monument, UT
N 40° 25.534 W 109° 10.481
12T E 654841 N 4476592
Map showing the general area of the Josie Morris homestead and the trails to Hog and Box Canyons.
Waymark Code: WMMFW0
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2014
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This area 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.
Josie used the two canyons, both of which are box canyons with steep walls carved out of the sandstone of Split Mountain, as corrals for her cattle.
Location Name: Hog Canyon and Box Canyon
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