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Living in Helper

2,112residents (2020)

1rail station

2named parks

Location and History

Helper sits at the mouth of Price Canyon alongside the Price River on the eastern side of the Wasatch Plateau, at the western end of the Book Cliffs, the longest continuous escarpment in the world. ¹ The city was named after the helper engines that the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad stationed here beginning in 1881–82 to assist trains making the steep 15-mile climb up Price Canyon to Soldier Summit. ¹ Helper served as a division point between railroad terminals in Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah, and developed as a railroad and coal mining center with businesses and services supporting the surrounding mining camps. ¹

Housing and Schools

Listings in Helper appear in subdivisions including UTAH, BLOCK 3 NEW HELPER TWS, BROKEN MESA SUB, and BALLPARK SUBDIVISION, among others, in Carbon County. ³ The city has two schools in the Carbon School District: Sally Mauro Elementary in western Helper and Helper Middle School about a half mile east of the elementary school. ¹³

Places to know in Helper

Museum The Helper Museum

Museum Western Mining and Railroad Museum

Gallery Boxcar Gallery

Helper LibraryLibrary

What transportation options are available in Helper?

Amtrak provides service to Helper station with the California Zephyr running daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, and the city lies along U.S. Route 6/191, which splits just north of the city.

What is Helper known for historically?

Helper developed as a railroad center starting in 1881–82 and served as a division point for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, as well as a service hub for the surrounding coal mining camps.

What museums are in Helper?

Helper is the location of the Western Mining and Railroad Museum, which contains household and commercial artifacts illustrating late 19th and early 20th-century living conditions.

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