The SUP

We had a great day in Bunkerville and the surrounding area with the Sons of the Utah Pioneers. It was a privilege to be invited to tag along. We loved learning more about the town, seeing the history, and visualizing what it may have been like for Juanita to grow up there. We visited the Jacob Hamblin home, the Littlefield Cemetery, the Bunkerville Cemetery, Roger Springs and St Thomas. Thanks to Loren Webb for putting together this great event and for allowing us to tag along. It was a fantastic day.

Jacob Hamblin Home

Littlefield Cemetery

Geraldine Zarate in front of the Old Rock House Mesquite, NV

Geraldine in front of the Relief Society Building talking about the restoration projects in Mesquite

Ryan Combs, Loren Webb, Sharla Brooks Moody and Christina Sessions in front of the Bunkerville library

Touring Bunkerville historic homes with Christina Sessions and Ryan Combs

Doug Syphus and Loren Webb in front of one of the original Leavitt homes

Bunkerville Cemetery, Juanita’s parents

Doug Syphus talking about the history of Roger Springs

Roger’s Spring and oasis in the desert

View of the land around St Thomas

The few that lasted all the way to St Thomas

A close up of the canal, hand dug and cemented by hand as well

The remains of the town of St Thomas no longer covered in water

Doug Syphus, a direct descendant of the settlers of St Thomas, talking about the hand dug canal cut to get water to the settlement