Draper in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Egg Basket of WWII

Draper Historic Rail

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

1. Egg Basket of WWII Marker

Inscription. During World War II, the U.S. Government purchased eggs, chickens and turkeys from the Utah Poultry Producers to be shipped to troops overseas.

At the cooperative's 1942 annual meeting, Utah Poultry Producers President, Clyde C. Edmonds declared, "Make every idle chicken coop and piece of equipment a small defense plant."

He vigorously campaigned that, "Every idle chicken coop is a boost for our enemies, the Axis Powers, and every busy one can be a boot for the Allies."

During the years of WWII, Utah operated more than two million such small defense plants with a daily output of one million rounds of ammunition (eggs) for civilian workers and the Armed Forces at home and abroad.

In Utah camps for detained prisoners of war, Italian and German soldiers kept busy by processing turkeys and chickens for Utah Poultry Producers which were sent to feed American troops.

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·The victory gardens of WWI and WWII were the result of a duty felt by Americans to be self sufficient, patriotic, and not waste valuable resources. The federal government printed posters to encourage Americans to plant victory

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gardens in World War I and II. One such poster stated, "Uncle Sam expects you to keep hens and raise chickens".

·'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' - It is an idiomatic phrase meaning that one should not focus all his or her resources on one hope, possibility or avenue of success or just one person. If that one person fails you then you will be "broken" and left with nothing/no eggs.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 40° 31.529′ N, 111° 51.572′ W. Marker is in Draper, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It can be reached from Pioneer Road west of South 1130 East. Marker is located at Draper Town Center Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1131 Pioneer Rd, Draper UT 84020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 10, 2023

2. Egg Basket of WWII Marker

Marker is second from the right

World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In the Spotlight (here, next to this marker); The Egg Came First (here, next to this marker); Life on the farm… (here, next to this marker); Eggs Across America (here, next to this marker); "Milk White" (here, next to this marker); Cold As Ice (a few steps from this marker); On the Table (a few steps from this marker); What's in a name? (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Draper.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.