How much do you know about Highway 91, and is there a place you can still see the original cement of it. Well get ready as we have a photo.

Highway 91 has largely been replaced by 1-15, but years ago, it was the main road through Utah if you were heading to Idaho or California. In the 1970's, most of it was covered over and traffic was diverted with shorter routes to avoid going through the small towns. Nephi, Utah was considered an important stopping area for gas, lodging, and grub. There are not many places you can still see a part of the original cement laid in 1926, so if you look at the photo, you will see a small stretch of it north of Nephi, heading towards Nortonville. When it was built, different contractors had different sections, and in leaving Utah County, Santaquin was the headquarters for that area. My father was Alma Jones, who was a mule skinner for the building of the section from Santaquin to Nephi. No, he didn't skin mules, that is what they called the guys who used mules to pull the forms to set the cement. At the time, he was 23 years old, looking for more steady work than running the farm, so he ran the form! His boss just happened to be married to his Aunt Genva. His name was Sye Emerson, and thus Alma Jones got his start in the cement arena. There used to be a part of the cement visible just south of Santaquin, but that has been obliterated that last few years. Here is your chance to see a part of history. It is not a wide road, but in 1926, there were not a lot of fast moving cars. We took photos looking to the north and south, and sorry I can't figure out how to turn the sideways photo around and afraid to hit these buttons or I have to start all over. So take a lunch and stop on Highway 91 to see and walk on this piece of history, without having to turn your computer to the right on its side.