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.
