Town #61: BEAVER CITY est. 1856

Beaver is the county seat of Beaver County. With around 3,000 residents, it is the largest town in the county. I couldn't find anything that said where it's name came from, so I am going to guess that there was a population of dam building rodents here at some point in time. This is me on my way to Zion National Park in May. I was regretting not bringing a coat. The breeze was cold.

Town #16: MINERSVILLE est. 1859

After eating lunch in Milford, we traveled southeast to Minersville. This little towns name comes from all the mining activity in the area when it was first settled. A storm was blowing in as we drove into town, and B was complaining about it being cold, which it wasn't really. It did rain on us while we filled up at the gas station. Thank you to those Minersville residents that helped us find a good road to Lund. You directions were much appreciated.

Town #15: MILFORD est. 1880

Keep traveling south from Deseret, and eventually you will run into Milford. Milford is surprisingly bigger than you would expect out here in the middle of nowhere. It is home to more than 1000 people. For awhile, it was the southernmost end of the railroad. The town serviced the mining and livestock in the area. The Union Pacific is still a big employer in town. It is nice to see a old railroad town that is still viable.

In town, the visitor information is housed in this old caboose sitting in the middle of a park. The kids liked going inside.