Alta: a Photographic Exhibit Patricia Lyn Scott Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Situated at the upper end of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta is a community that has had two lives. Silver was discovered in the area in 1864, and by the following year the first verified mining claim was filed. The first settlement in the area—Central City—consisted of a sawmill along …
Places
Introductory Text Goes Here A paragraph or so explaining what this section is all about. Cities: Alta American Fork Beaver Bountiful Brigham City Castle Dale Coalville Duchesne Farmington Fillmore Heber City Iosepa Kanab Loa Logan Manti Moab Monticello Morgan City Nephi Ogden Panguitch Park City Parowan Price Provo Richfield Salt Lake City St. George Tooele City Vernal Historic Places: Alta …
Vernal
Doris K. Burton Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Vernal, Uintah County’s largest city, is located in eastern Utah near the Colorado State Line, and 175 miles east of Salt Lake City. It is bordered on the north by the Uinta Mountains, one of the few mountain ranges in the world which lie in an east-west rather than the usual north to …
Tooele City
Ouida N. Blanthorn Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Tooele City is located thirty-two miles southwest of Salt Lake City at the western base of the Oquirrh Mountains, which form the eastern border of the city. To the west lies the Stansbury Range; to the north twelve miles is the Great Salt Lake; and on the south, a low divide, Stockton Pass, …
St. George
Bart C. Anderson Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 St. George, the county seat of Washington County, is the largest of all the towns founded during the LDS church’s Cotton Mission of 1861. Located in the southwest section of Utah at an elevation of 2,880 feet above sea level, St. George has an average annual temperature of 59.9 degrees with summer temperatures …
Salt Lake City
John S. McCormick Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 The settlement of Salt Lake City was not typical in many ways of the westward movement of settlers and pioneers in the United States. The people who founded the city in 1847 were Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They did not come as individuals acting on their …
Richfield
Judy Busk Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Richfield, sometimes referred to as the “hub of Central Utah,” is the county seat of Sevier County. It is located 160 miles south of Salt Lake City, placing it near the center of the state. The altitude is 5,280 feet and the climate is moderate, with typical average temperatures from 90 degrees high to …
Provo
Kenneth L. Cannon II Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Situated in the heart of Utah Valley between the east shore of Utah Lake and the towering Wasatch Mountains is the city of Provo. Mount Timpanogos (elevation 11,957 feet) dominates the northern view from the city. Other rugged mountains east of the city provide one of the most picturesque backdrops for a …
Price
Jane Lyman Johnson Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Price, the county seat of Carbon County, is the largest city in the county and is located in the Price River Valley of the Colorado Plateau province of Utah. It is believed that Price was named after LDS Bishop William Price of Goshen, Utah, who explored the region in 1869. The area was …
Parowan
Janet Burton Seegmiller Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Southern Utah’s first settlement and county seat of Iron County, Parowan City blends a rich historical past with present-day, small-town hospitality. Set in a beautiful natural location, it serves as a year-round gateway to Brian Head Resort and Cedar Breaks National Monument. Its elevation is 5,970 feet; its population in 1990 was 1,873. …