Since those days, acceptance of multiculturalism and ethnic diversity has been a defining aspect of the town. The two industries grew in tandem, and workers from all over the world and the new West flocked to Helper. So they turned to Helper’s helpers and thus a name was born.Īs the rail industry grew, Helper also became known as a mining community, thanks to the abundant reserves of coal nearby. Their original strategy was to say “I think I can, I think I can” over and over, but that didn’t work.

The name Helper comes from the “helper” locomotives that assisted the trains of the day in their steep journey up Price Canyon. Take a visit and see for yourself.Īlthough the folks you’ll find in Helper are sure to lend you a hand with a flat tire, philanthropy is not quite how the town got its name. From the natural world to the art it inspires, Helper has it. Or spend your whole day staring at a big mining statue. Or leave downtown entirely and walk all the way (one block) to the shady banks of the Price River. It’s a town that lets you walk from a museum to any number of art galleries just down the road. If John Henry and Bob Ross were the co-mayors of a town, Helper would be it. What was once a bustling railroad and coal settlement is now a community based around art, creativity and honoring the past while embracing the future. Nestled at the base of Price Canyon, Helper, Utah, might just be the cutest mining town you’ve ever seen. Come see what happens when coal meets canvas.

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