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Comment by Russell Lynn Drysdale on May 1, 2024 at 23:37

Upper right of the Map Capture there is a highlight dot, That is where Orvin Drysdale built a new home for Hazel .... what I have considered home all my life. Photo c.1956-57 xmas. Left to right Henry Markosian , Nita , Dick Drysdale , Hazel , Elaine Markosian , Orvin Drysdale , two boys in front  Steven Markosian on left , Wayne Markosian on right. They have all passed on except Wayne ....

Comment by Russell Lynn Drysdale on April 28, 2024 at 13:43

The new prison in Draper had been in the works but was stopped because of World War 2  for lack of workers and materials , work resumed on the new Facility in 1948 , In 1951 , 575 prisoners were transfered  from this facility.  [ Utah Department  of Corrections ] 

 Highland Highschool and sugarhouse park are the green area in lower part of map. Kind of puts a perspective on size.

Comment by William Douglas on April 28, 2024 at 12:28

Sugar House Prison, previously the Utah Territorial Penitentiary, was a prison in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The 180-acre (73 ha) prison housed more than 400 inmates. It was closed in 1951 due to encroaching housing development, and all of its inmates were moved to the new Utah State Prison in Draper. The site is now occupied by Sugar House Park and Highland High School

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