For more about the university of utah s special collections dept, click here these images are the property of the university of utah. Bonneville salt flats wendover 2020 all you need to. The area is a remnant of the pleistocene lake bonneville and is the largest of many salt flats located west of the great salt lake. Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book published by university of utah press in 1994. Use surname, givenname middlename for names partial words or names are fine, but do not use wildcard. Material in the utah history to go site may be reprinted for noncommercial, education, or media use. Interim geologic map of the bonneville salt flats and east. Utah is known for having some of the best skiing in the country, and the mountains near salt lake city. Dec 23, 2016 utahs salt flats the backdrop for new historical mystery. Road to bonneville raceway, great salt flats, utah, from. Donald campbell poses beside one of the immense wheels of his bluebird land speed car at its uk unveiling in 1960. Much of the lake shore is bordered by mud and salt flats. Speed on salt a history of the bonneville salt flats, utah, united states of america, george edward thomas eyston on.
Special collections also holds books, papers, and other photographs documenting the history of railroads and streetcar lines in salt lake city, as well as many other aspects of utah s history. Utah history books 29 opening the west books 16 astronomy and weather books 8 childrens books 12 allpurpose maps. Usfra has operated a number of land speed racing events throughout history, including bonneville speed week, the world. Interim geologic map of the bonneville salt flats and east part of the wendover 30 x 60 quadrangles, tooele county, utah, east partyear 2. Mormons, miners, padres, mountain men, and the openi. A few steps onto the mirrorlike grounds of the bonneville salt flats or through the prismatic, 15milelong canyon tunnels of buckskin gulch will have you questioning whether this is the likes of our own planet or the landscape of a distant galaxy. Bonneville salt flatsutah motorsports marriott library. Originally published by the university of utah press. Apr 10, 2019 the bonneville salt flats is the remnant of lake bonneville which covered one third of the state of utah over 10,000 years ago. Paleolithic people lived near the great basins swamps and marshes, which had an abundance of fish, birds, and small game animals. We know that hours in the car can be torture for all, and because were so nice and thoughtful and creative, weve made the best utah coloring activity book in the whole wide universe.
Bonneville salt flats wendover, utah lake, park facebook. Utah interurban railway history in photographs marriott. The area is a remnant of the pleistocene lake bonneville and is the largest of. It is one of the most consistently flat areas on earth, which makes it the ideal home for landspeed record attempts. Jedediah rogers, coeditor utah historical quarterly. The bonneville salt flats in northern utah have long called to those who seek to go as fast as humanly possible and etch their names into history. The bonneville salt flats is a densely packed salt pan. The bonneville salt flats are located west of great salt lake near the town of wendover on the utahnevada border, about 115 miles west of salt lake city. The great salt lake is the largest of the lake remnants of prehistoric freshwater lake bonneville, the others being bear lake, on the utahidaho border, and utah lake, west of provo, utah. I have tried to restrict the list to facts that are less likely to be well known but in some cases the facts are quite common. Donald campbells bluebird arrives on the bonneville salt flats, september 1960 courtesy ron christensen bonneville salt flats, sept. This is the process that created the great salt flats in utah, for examplethose are mostly made up of evaporates. The bonneville salt flats is one of the most unique natural features in utah. Road to bonneville raceway, great salt flats, utah, from the.
Salt mining under the city of detroit, michigan has been a longstanding activity. Department of natural resources special publication 1. Land speed records jessi combs land speed record crash. Salt production in kansas, utah, louisiana, new york, ohio and michigan in the u. Bonneville salt flats wendover 2020 all you need to know. The shrunken remnants of lake bonneville today are the great salt lake in utah and its eponymous salt flats, while. Heres what a 427mph crash on the bonneville salt flats.
For more about the university of utahs special collections dept, click here these images are. Ap photo chris detrick the salt lake tribune eileen hallet stone poses for a portrait in the tribune studio thursday march 8, 2012. Donald campbell, in cowboy hat at center, confering with bluebird project manager peter carr right and bill backman of the bonneville. Archaeological evidence dates the earliest habitation of native americans in utah to about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. An unlikely world history from the bestselling author of cod and the basque history of the world in his fifth work of nonfiction, mark kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history. Taken from the utah history encyclopedia links added 1 the bonneville salt flats of the western great salt lake desert were formed through the evaporation of the pleistoceneera lake bonneville. Evaporites are rocks that are formed by the minerals left behind when the water they were dissolved in evaporates. One of the premier landspeed racing events held annually at the bonneville salt flats. Booksnstuff usfra apparel bonneville booksnstuff usfra membership posterncalendar specials entry record trophies ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping, store. The history of utah is an examination of the human history and social activity within the state of utah located in the western united states.
Feb 19, 2019 the doomed partys wagon ruts can still be seen on utahs salt flatsa mute reminder of what happened when the party trusted an impresarios words about how to travel to california. Bonneville salt flats topographic utah department of. He has also edited books for national geographic and mobil guides and has written for websites like and. Ilminens garage in lone rock is home to 11 motorcycles. Bonneville salt flats blm utah department of natural. Jetcar speed racer jessi combs, known by fans as the fastest woman on four wheels, has died in a crash in oregons alvord desert while trying to break a speed record. The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the earths surface is shown by contour lines.
Commonly asked questions about utahs great salt lake. Discover librarianselected research resources on utah history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Donald campbells bluebird arrives on the bonneville salt flats, september 1960 courtesy ron christensen. This volume brings together multidisciplinary articles on the history, scientific research, artistic aspects, management, development, utilization, and other subjects related to great salt lake and its extended environs including the bonneville salt flats. The bonneville salt flats are a 30,000 acre expanse of hard, white salt crust on the western edge of the great salt lake basin in utah. Bonneville salt flatsutah motorsports marriott library the. So next time youre headed to zion national park, the bonneville salt flats or moab, pack this activity book with the crayons, water bottles. Branding by morton has made it a very recognizable name in american commerce. The bonneville salt flats are found west of the great salt lake, in western utah. Alexandra lier visited the famous speed week at bonneville salt flats.
The salt flats there in utah stretch out over 30,000 acres, where racing. The utah salt flats racing association records is a collection of material from the utah salt flats racing association usfra, an amateur land speed racing association operating on the bonneville salt flats in wendover, utah. Road to bonneville raceway, great salt flats, utah, from the series the world in a few states. They cover a large area and have a very unique environment. Speed on salt a history of the bonneville salt flats. British automobile racer sir malcolm campbell speeds across the salt bed in his bluebird and sets a world record of 301. The bonneville salt flats are all that remains of pleistocine lake in utah and are a denselypacked salt pan located west of the great salt lake this area is wide open and extremely flat. To assist with your travel decisions in the short and long term, we are working to share. The utah department of natural resources map and bookstore is operated by the utah geological survey. This list of books set in utah is the perfect accompaniment for a trip to utah, or simply. There, a crusty yet perfectly flat strip measuring. Ap photo chris detrick the salt lake tribune eileen hallet stone poses for a. Once hastings followers got further into utah, they would have to cross the salt flats surrounding the great salt lake, a salt desert that involved trekking for 80 miles with no water.
The studebaker avanti set all kinds of land speed records for a factory stock off the show room floor vehicles. Despite being a desolate, lifeless desert for about 300 days a year, the bonneville salt flats may be one of the most exciting places in the whole state of utah. The lake has fluctuated greatly in size, depending on. Utah salt flats racing association hosting world of speed southern california timing association sponsors of speed week and world finals east coast timing association land speed racing at maxton bub motorcycle speed trials at bonneville the texas mile. Bonneville salt flats, stretch of barren salt flats covering about 100 square miles 260 square km in tooele county, northwestern utah, u. It is located along i80 near the utah nevada border. List of books and articles about utah history online. Thi is a studebaker avanti promotional film from 1963. Books andrew hunt writes the dramatic backdrop through the eyes of police detective art oveson. The bonneville salt flats is the remnant of lake bonneville which covered one third of the state of utah over 10,000 years ago. Bonneville salt flats bonneville speedway wendover, utah. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The 1984 honda v30 magna, left, ran at the salt flats in 2010 and 2012 but did not set a record.
In his spare time he earns money by writing polemics for a hightech pr company. Each park anchors a travel region that beckons travelers to immerse themselves in not only the iconic national park, but the state parks, national monuments and small towns that weave texture into southern utah. Mighty 5 utah national parks utah national parks visit utah. Bonneville salt flats bonneville speedway wendover. Sep 20, 2018 the bonneville salt flats in northern utah have long called to those who seek to go as fast as humanly possible and etch their names into history. The bonneville salt flats is one of the most unique natural features in utah, stretching over 30,000 acres.
The history of utah motorsports is peppered with a variety of classes and styles of competition from grassroots drag racing up to nationally recognized stock racing. Special collections also holds books, papers, and other photographs documenting the history of railroads and streetcar lines in salt lake city, as well as many other aspects of utahs history. Hunt, a university of utah graduate who is a history professor at canadas university of waterloo, was fascinated by accounts of malcolm campbell, a british speed racer who set records in the bluebird, a rolls royce with a v12 engine. Bill mcrae is the coauthor of several travel guides, including moon utah and moon oregon both with judy jewell. The flats are a broad, saltcovered lake bed, and one of the flattest areas on earth. Bonneville salt flats region, utah, united states britannica. However, the greatest of these is the long tradition of competing for land speed records on the bonneville salt flats.
Books nstuff usfra apparel bonneville books nstuff usfra membership posterncalendar specials entry record trophies ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping, store. The doomed partys wagon ruts can still be seen on utahs salt flatsa mute reminder of what happened when the party trusted an impresarios words about how to travel to california. The bonneville salt flats are a densely packed salt pan in tooele county in northwestern utah. The flats, part of the great salt lake desert, are a remnant of the bed of an ancient lake formed about 30,000 years ago late. There, a crusty yet perfectly flat strip measuring nine miles long by just 80 feet wide was formed 50,000 years ago when a 45,000squaremile sea receded in what is now western utah. Utahs salt flats the backdrop for new historical mystery. Thousands of visitors, commercial film makers, and of course, highspeed auto racers, make the bonneville salt flats a world famous destination. Bonneville a century of speed utah salt flats racing. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Gary ilminen shows off the 1974 honda 350 fourcyclinder motorcycle he used in 2014 to set a landspeed record in its class at the bonneville salt flats in western utah. The property is public land managed by the bureau of land management and is known for land speed records at the bonneville speedway.
History of the bonneville salt flats captured like youve never. Stretching over 30,000 acres, the bonneville salt flats is a fragile resource administered by the bureau of land management. The flats, part of the great salt lake desert, are a remnant of the bed of an ancient lake formed about 30,000 years ago late in the pleistocene epoch and named for b. All that is needed is to acknowledge the utah state historical society. Everything you need to know about the bonneville salt flats. The salt flats are about 12 miles long and 5 miles wide with total area coverage of just over 46 square miles. It is located along i80 near the utahnevada border. Yes, there is a history for context, and nicely done captions to fill in details, but his. It covers the history of the salt flats from the beginning in the early 20s. Bonneville a century of speed super history of the salt and the racing machines. This streamliner, built by students at brigham young university, set a landspeed record for the worlds fastest electric car over the course of two qualifying. Search personal and corporate names and some subjects. Interim geologic map of the bonneville salt flats and. Land speed books land speed racing history greg wapling.
The history of utah motorsports is peppered with a variety of classes and styles of competition from grassroots drag racing up to nationally. The utah salt flats racing association and its nonprofit allies are pushing the bureau of land management to establish a program to pump up to 540 million gallons of brine onto the flats over the. Donald campbell, in cowboy hat at center, confering with bluebird project manager peter carr right and bill backman of the bonneville speedway association. Online store of, utah salt flats racing association. Adventure and survival books 15 hiking books 2 general utah and area hiking guides 25 national parks of utah hiking books salt lake hiking books 5 wasatch hiking books 3 uinta hiking books 2 nearby states hiking books 18 outdoor activities 5 camping, cookouts, and ghost stories books 19 fishing and. The lake is fed by the bear, weber, and jordan rivers and has no outlet. Her book speedseekers, documenting everything from classic hot rodding, the salt. Imagine a place so flat you seem to see the curvature of the planet, so barren.