Highland Boy, Utah

Highland Boy, Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Below are some pictures of Highland Boy that I have collected over the years.  The town has been covered with earth and no longer exists.

I received the following three pictures from my uncle.

The Badovinatz family lived in the small white house along the left edge of the picture almost half way up.

Highland Boy, Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Highland Boy Community House

The following links have more information on Highland Boy.

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/highlandboy.html

http://eugenehalverson.blogspot.com/2012/02/treasures-of-oquirrhs-ghost-towns-by-w.html

http://eldonbray.blogspot.com/

http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/statehood_and_the_progressive_era/thesaltlakevalleysmelterwar.html

http://www.mindat.org/loc-38435.html

Updates: 27 Jan 2016

Joseph Edward Badovinatz

(Joseph and Velma)

Birth: BINGHAM CANYON, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH, USA

Census: 1930 United States Federal Census, Utah, Salt Lake, Precinct 10, District 128

Census: 1940 United States Federal Census, Utah, Salt Lake, Bingham Canyon, Highland Boy, page 3A

Death: MURRAY, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH, USA

Parents:

George and Angelina Badovinatz

Spouse: 

Velma

Children: 

Living

Living

Joyce Badovinatz

Joey Badovinatz

(Doctors wife and Joseph)

(Doctor and Joseph)

The Badovinatz family called Highland boy, Utah home.  This wild and unforgiving mining town presented many hardships.  As a miner George support his wife Angelina, three little children and now a new baby was welcomed to the world.  The above Doctor and his wife wanted to adopt baby Joseph, but George and Angelina could not part with their son.  Even though money was tight and life was hard he was their son and they could not give him away.

(Highland Boy, Utah)

The Badovinatz family living in the small white house on the left edge of the picture.

(Joseph and Angelina Badovinatz)

Joseph enjoyed playing baseball and coached teams throughout his life.

(1942)

Like many other residents of the Salt Lake area Joseph was employed by Kennecott Copper.

This is how I remember my Grandfather.  Every year her would dress up as Santa and visit all of his Grandchildren.

(1956)

(1981)

(1981)

(1982)

(1990)

(Seal World in Texas, 1989)

During his retirement Joseph and his daughter Joyce would travel all over the country.  

(March 1999)

For more information please contact Angelina Rogers at AngelinaLaverneRogers@gmail.com