Charles Nettleton Strevell
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Charles married Elizabeth Crawford (b. Illinois c. 1856) in 1881 in Pontiac, Illinois, and after several years in Miles City, they extended the hardware store to Ogden, Utah in 1890. He and Elizabeth then moved themselves and their store to Salt Lake City, consolidating with the George M. Scott Co in 1899. The firm later became the Strevell-Paterson Hardware Co., of which he was president for 28 years before his retirement in 1931. | Charles married Elizabeth Crawford (b. Illinois c. 1856) in 1881 in Pontiac, Illinois, and after several years in Miles City, they extended the hardware store to Ogden, Utah in 1890. He and Elizabeth then moved themselves and their store to Salt Lake City, consolidating with the George M. Scott Co in 1899. The firm later became the Strevell-Paterson Hardware Co., of which he was president for 28 years before his retirement in 1931. | ||
| − | While hardware was his vocation, his real love was archeology. It is supposed that this was the reason for the move to Utah. He became known for his rare collection of historic, geological and archeological relics and established a museum. He became well known for his essay, "Dinosauropodes," which was published several times during the 1930s. The Charles Nettleton Strevell Museum was located in the old Lafayette School on South Temple Street from 1939 until 1947. Some of his specimens went to the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus, which opened in 1963 (now called the "Natural History Museum of Utah"). | + | While hardware was his vocation, his real love was archeology. It is supposed that this was the reason for the move to Utah. He became known for his rare collection of historic, geological and archeological relics and established a museum. He became well known for his essay, "Dinosauropodes," which was published several times during the 1930s. The Charles Nettleton Strevell Museum was located in the old Lafayette School on South Temple Street from 1939 until 1947. Some of his specimens went to the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus, which opened in 1963 (now called the "Natural History Museum of Utah"). The plaque from his museum read "Strevell Museum - Presented to the Board of Education May 9, 1939 - For the boys and girls of Salt Lake City - by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nettleton Strevell - In memory of their son". |
As a member of the Utah state constitutional convention in 1895, he helped draw up the state's first constitution. | As a member of the Utah state constitutional convention in 1895, he helped draw up the state's first constitution. | ||
