Helper is a little railroad town north and west of Price. We drove through on our way home from Dave & Niki's in Vernal just for the fun of it. 
It was so named because it is at the bottom of the 15-mile long grade up the east side of the Wasatch Plateau. Trains headed up Price Canyon to Soldier Summit and on to Salt Lake City needed an extra "helper" engine to make the steep climb. Established in the 1880's by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, Helper still has some company h
ouses, standing side-by-side like paper dolls all holding hands. There is a great laundromat too, a place where you either lose or (if you're lucky) find socks!!
ouses, standing side-by-side like paper dolls all holding hands. There is a great laundromat too, a place where you either lose or (if you're lucky) find socks!!I'm not sure why Helper felt familiar . . . I have never been to this funny little town before . . . but I like the name and the connotation it bears.
Population in 2000 was 2025 souls.
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Well, folks, mama isn't bright enough to know how to edit her own blog, so I will comment instead --
1) You can see a close-up of the Washateria picture by clicking on it. We had to laugh at the sign.
2) I didn't realize Helper was at the bottom of the Soldier Summit grade until I did a little research. Andy provided security detail up there during the Olympics and worried about whether they would be warm enough. An interesting time!!
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Ann, what a fun post. I will need to visit Helper sometime.
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I love the name of the laundromat! Also, you can see the cars and street reflected in the windows. Cool.
It looks like Greenville a bit...a least the little shops tucked right up next the street and stacked close together. Maybe that's why it's familarish?
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