A Real Pioneer

In the early 1900s, Josie Bassett Morris established a homestead at Cub Creek, choosing the spot for its plentiful water and good pasture, which provided the natural resources needed to grow fruits and vegetables and raise cattle. Nearing 40 years of age, divorced, and with her children grown, she wanted a home of her own. Family and friends from Vernal often visited. Inside the cabin, braided rugs softened the floors, handmade quilts warmed the beds, and her favorite pictures hung on wallpapered walls. In summer, beds of cosmos, marigolds, and poppies ringed the cabin. There was always lots of work and never much money, but life there suited her independent spirit, and she lived in the cabin until shortly before her death in 1964 at age 90.

Utah · United States