Adapted from Janet Burton Seegmiller, A History of Iron County: Community Above Self. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1998; “History of Brian Head.” Brian Head Town, accessed April 11, 2020. The town of Brian Head was named for nearby Brian Head Peak. The origins of the naming of Brian Head Peak are uncertain, with many differing accounts on …
Boulder
Adapted from: Linda King Newell and Vivian Lindford Talbot. A History of Garfield County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1998; “Hell’s Backbone Grill and Farm.” Boulder Utah accessed April 10, 2020. Though currently located along scenic highway twelve, for much of its history, Boulder was one of the most isolated settlements in Utah. Like much of Garfield county, …
Ballard
Adapted from “About Ballard,” accessed April 9, 2020; Dorris Karren Burton, A History of Uintah County: Scratching the Surface. Salt Lake City: Utah Historical Society, 1996 Ballard’s history as a settlement began in 1905, when the Uintah Ute settlement in the Uintah basin was opened for white settlement. Ballard (originally Wilson-Ballard) was established as one of the predominantly Latter-day Saint …
Antimony
Adapted from Linda King Newell, and Vivian Lindford Talbot. A History of Garfield County. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1998. “Antimony, Utah.” Antimony, in Garfield county, is only a few miles away from the Paiute county line, so Antimony’s history is tied closely to both Utah and Garfield county. Like other Utah towns, Antimony went through several different …
Chapter Ten Bibliography
New People, New Work, New Ideas (1885-1920) Economy and Engineering Arrington, Leonard J., and Thomas G. Alexander. A Dependent Commonwealth: Utah’s Economy from Statehood to the Great Depression. Provo: Brigham Young University Press, 1974. Bailey, Lynn R. Old Reliable: A History of Bingham Canyon, Utah. Tucson: Westernlore Press, 1988. Barker, Inez, comp. John Weinel, Miller: Early Pioneer Builder and Operator …
Chapter Seven Bibliography
Life in Utah (1847-1890) Community and Culture Allen, James, B., and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1976. Alexander, Thomas G. Mormonism in Transition: A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890-1930. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1986. Alexander, Thomas G. Utah: The Right Place. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1995. Anderson, Paul. …
Chapter Six Bibliography
This Is Our Place (1847-1920) Community and Culture Alexander, Thomas G. and Leonard S. Arrington. “The Utah Military frontier, 1872-1912: Forts Cameron, Thornburgh, and Duchesne.” Utah Historical Quarterly 32, no. 4 (1964): 330-54. Bailey, Lynn R. Indian Slave Trade in the Southwest. Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1966. Carter, Kate B., comp. Heart Throbs of the West: A Unique Volume Treating …
Chapter Four Bibliography
Building the Kingdom (1830-1857) Culture and Community Alfred Cordon Journal, June 26, 1868 (vol. 8). Archives Division, Historical Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt lake City, Utah. Hereafter referred to as LDS Archives. Allen, James B., and Glen M. Leonard. The Story of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1976. Alter, J. Cecil. …
Chapter Two Bibliography
First Peoples Culture and community Allen, James B., and Ted J. Warner. “The Gosiute Indians in Pioneer Utah.” Utah Historical Quarterly 39, no. 2 (1971): 162-77. Ambler, J. Richard, and Marc Gaede. The Anasazi: Prehistoric People of the Four Corners Region. Flagstaff: University of Northern Arizona, 1977. Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of Utah, 1540-1887. 1889. Beckwith, Frank. Indian Joe: in …
Brief History
BRIEF HISTORY OF UTAH Ron Rood and Linda Thatcher Utah’s thousands of years of prehistory and its centuries of known recorded history are so distinctive and complex that a summary can only hint at the state’s rich heritage. The synopsis offered here follows major themes in Utah history and includes some of the significant dates, events, and individuals. Unique Setting …