The Recreation Room

Here is a room with a romantic past, to say the least. Originally this long room was built to be used as a dance hall for the young people of Mr. Carson's Faith (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), so they wouldn't mix with the "Outsiders," as the others were called. Only square dances were allowed, as a fiddle furnished the music. No liquor was allowed on the premises.

This was a spacious room for those days, and so was later used to entertain "company" and was nicely firnished. Here the dignitaries of church and Utah territory were entertained. This Inn was on the only route that joined the east and west in those days. Here theatrical troupes relaxed and entertained all listeners with stories of their travels and tales of the big cities from Missouri to Sacramento.

Later when more town and settlements sprung up in the valleys, men still traveled slowly with teams and wagons, and this room was used as a sitting room where the prospector, the sheepman, and any weary traveler could relax after a good supper and "swap" stories until the wee hours of the morning. At that time there was a wood-burning stove for heat and coal-oil lamps for light. If these walls could only talk, truly we could be entertained.

Recreation Room

Recreation Room

 

Room at the Head of the Stairs

History