Larry K. Shepherd Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Robert F. Bennett was born 18 September 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest of five children of Wallace F. Bennett, the former four-term United States senator from Utah, and Frances Grant Bennett. He attended Salt Lake City’s East High School and graduated from the University of Utah in 1957 with a …

David C. Gessel Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Wallace F. Bennett represented Utah in the United States Senate for twenty-four years, from 1951 to 1975. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 13 November 1898 to John F. and Rose Wallace Bennett. He attended local public schools and the University of Utah. In 1918, during World War I, he …

Mary PeachUtah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Orrin Hatch was born on 22 March 1934 in Homestead Park, Pennsylvania. He is the great-grandson of Jeremiah Hatch, who founded what is now Vernal, Utah. He is married to the former Elaine Hansen of Newton, Utah, and they have six children. Hatch received a B.S. degree in history from Brigham Young University in 1959. …

Adapted from: Huchel, Frederick M. A History of Box Elder County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1999; “Fielding History.” http://www.boxeldercounty.org/fielding-history.htm. Accessed May 1, 2020. In the 1870s, John W. Hess and Isaac Zundel served as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Shoshone in the Bear River Valley. After their service was over, …

Adapted from: Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. A history of Utah County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1999; “Historical Events.” https://www.fairfieldtown.org/copy-of-history. Accessed April 30, 2020; “The Tiny Town in Utah Where Time Stands Still.” https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/utah/fairfield-ut/. Accessed April 30, 2020. Unlike many of the towns in Utah county, Fairfield has not bloomed from small town to huge city in recent years. …

Adapted from: Alder, Douglas D., and Karl F. Brooks. A History of Washington County: From Isolation to Destination. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996; “Welcome to Enterprise.” https://enterpriseutah.org/. April 30, 2020. The town of Enterprise has its origins in the earlier settlement (now a ghost town) of Hebron. Some Latter-day Saint settlers grazed along Shoal Creek in the …

Adapted from: Carlstrom, Jeffery, and Cynthia Furse. Emigration Canyon: Gateway to Salt Lake City. 2nd, ed. s.p., 2019; “Emigration Canyon: Its historical significance, offbeat aura lend the area plenty of flavor.” July 25, 2006.  Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/2006/7/25/19964952/emigration-canyon-its-historical-significance-offbeat-aura-lend-the-area-plenty-of-flavor#longtime-resident-stan-fishler-chairman-of-the-emigration-canyon-historical-society-relaxes-in-his-woodshop-at-his-home-in-emigration-canyon. Accessed April 27, 2020. As a canyon, Emigration Canyon’s history is ancient, and important to Native Americans, as well early Utah settlers and …

Adapted from: Newell, Linda King: A History of Piute County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1999; “Town of Circleville Demographics.” https://www.circlevilleutah.org/demographics.html. Accessed April 21, 2020; “Welcome to the Town of Circleville, Utah Website.” https://www.circlevilleutah.org/. Accessed April 21, 2020. Circleville was a town that was settled twice, first in 1864, then later in 1874. Circleville’s history is largely dominated …

Adapted from and Vivian Lindford Talbot. A History of Garfield County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1998. The present town of Cannonville was settled due to the abandonment of the earlier settlement of Clifton. Clifton (Cliff Town), named after the view of nearby cliffs, was settled in 1874 by David O. Littlefield and Orley Dwight Bliss, with other …

Adapted from Linda King Newell and Vivian Lindford Talbot, A History of Garfield County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1998; “Ruby’s dream? Creation of Bryce Canyon City elicits cheers and jeers.” Deseret News. Accessed April 11, 2020; “In Utah, a ‘Company Town’ Means Just That.” New York Times. . Accessed April 11, 2020; “Bryce Canyon City.” Accessed April …