Utah s history is an interesting mix of old west and mormon heritage. The book is scholarly and completebut it is also a lot of fun. Stewart, principal of plain city elementary school after several women had been gathering information for years. Van cott university of utah press, 1990 history 453 pages. Over 1,700 utah businesses are listed and ranked in this valuable collection, containing over 50 business list categories including the largest private and public companies, fastest growing and more. Van cotts book utah place names, the former supervisor of the botany laboratories at brigham young university described the devils garden in. A municipality is called a town if the population is under 1,000 people, and a city if the population is over 1,000 people. All will delight in the rich lore, often a mixture of myth and history, of the place and its name. The mormons named more places than any other individual or group in the state, wrote john w. He began a desert quest that took him into some of the wildest country in america.
These 24 towns in utah have the strangest names youll. Over four thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passage of peoples and cultures from earliest times. Utahs canyon country place names documents more than 4,000 place name. The origin of the place name for lund is summarized in a pdf document. Often names appear to have genesis in the combined names of the parentsveradeane or glendora, for example. Refuge by terry tempest williams is also a great utah book an autobiographical and natural history weave between a rock and a hard place. Almost five thousand toponyms are listed alphabetically, marking the passage of peoples and cultures from earliest times. Van cott in his encyclopedic 1990 book, utah place names. These natural landscapes are designated as national parks, national monuments, national forests, state parks and millions of additional acres of open spaces with no official designation save for utah. See list of book of mormon places for a reference list of locations mentioned in the book of mormon, and list of book. As of 2017, there are 246 incorporated municipalities in the u. Spanish spellings of the word utah also vary considerably. Specialists will appreciate the geographical precision of section, township, range, and altitude. Collaborate provides a venue for citizens to submit data visualizations, mobile apps, maps, location information, photos, videos, widgets, and blogs that would be of interest to utah.
Five hundred utah place names, full view hathitrust digital. Gardner policy institute presented the 32nd economic report to the governor to utah gov. The family history library of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints is the largest genealogical library in the world with copies of millions of original records including the names of more than two billion deceased people. Utahs canyon country place names documents more than 4,000 place name derivations and place name changes over time. The state was inhabited by several native american tribes long before mormon pioneers arrived. When living in utah, idaho and ca, i was always in awe of how creative people were with names, and how much trouble they would create for their kids. The first printing of the history of plain city was completed for the 17th of march 1977. Often identifying a utah name is a gut feeling akin to justice potter stewarts definition of pornography. Business trust, collection agency, corporation for profit and non profit, professional corporation, doing business as dba, limited liability company llc, limited liability partnership llp, limited partnerships lp, limited cooperative associations lca. Includes nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names and major features. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Utah canyoneering history tom jones ucg early utah canyon descents dennis turville an adventure in beaver canyon 1899 the wild bunch and robbers roost canyon tales canyon name database utahs canyon country place names steve allen sandstone canyons of the blue mountains aus. Van cott 1990 states only that the word utah was taken from native ute indians. All will delight in the rich lore, often a mixture of myth and history, of the.
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Cheating death in blue john canyon shane burrows choprock. This is a list of mormon place names, meaning towns and other places named, in modern times, after places and people in the book of mormon, after mormon leaders during the settlement of utah, or after other elements of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints history. Introduction five hundred utah place names is a convenientsized book for travelers and others. Religious place names dominate utah the mystery of utah.
The businesses registered with the state of utah are either located in utah or doing business in utah as a. During world war ii he was the lieutenant of police on the manhattan project at hanford richland, washington and has worked for both the u. There are too many spanish place names to list here, but here are some of the most wellknown. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Trappers, fur traders, explorers and outlaws roamed the land as well. Bountiful, utah, named after bountiful book of mormon. Its a naming culture people love to hate, or at least love to laugh at if youre familiar with utah baby naming, you know what im talking about if you arent, then heres a link to the. Utah is a state located in the western united states. The book is designed not only for the serious historian, but for all those. National parks of utah hiking books salt lake hiking books 5. Register to vote, view the sample ballot, candidate profiles and issue information or locate a polling place for your location.
Utah is made up of vibrant and historic cities and towns, all surrounded by natural beauty. The towering cliffs stirred feelings of awe among visitors, but it took a methodist preacher named frederick fisher to come up with some of the most prominent place names of zion national park, such as the great white throne, angels landing and the watchman formation at. It also includes stories and early descriptions about those places, often told by the first explorers or the early pioneers who settled there. It was the second city established by mormons in utah. Utah baby names that distinctive name that says, im. Van cott, university of utah press, was the primary source for names and background information used in this article. Scholars will find useful the inclusion of synonyms, nicknames, previous names, all crossreferenced, and all tied to a bibliography of over five hundred entries. Book of mormon geography, place names, cities, lands, etc.
Van cott, is a most complete directory to the states communities and landscapes. The most distinctive utah names of all time, ranked utah. Forty thousand hardhiking, bootbusting, kneewrenching miles later he shares his knowledge in utahs canyon country place names, a southwestern geographical magnum opus. Now the fruits of his labor are recorded in this, the most extensive compilation of utah place names ever published. Northern utah just north of salt lake city, davis county is known as the ultimate playground for fun, entertainment, and outdoor adventure. This is the place for mormon references in city names, but. This brief article is extracted from the publication utah place names 1990, compiled and written by john w. Distilled from an article in the deseret news, jan. Home recreation books history utah history books utah place names.
The utah department of natural resources map and bookstore is operated by the utah geological survey. Within minutes, you can enjoy a round of golf at one of ten courses, explore over 500 miles of trails and bikeways, ski worldclass downhill slopes, go sightseeing at antelope island state park and the great salt lake, or enjoy family fun at seven. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Details are provided about hundreds of historic roads, trails, railroads, and highways. Utah, constituent state of the united states of america. These 24 towns in utah have the strangest names youll ever see. Order and download free travel guides to help you navigate utahs red rock, scenic byways, ski slopes, unique history, urban culture and so much more. To jumpstart your planning, order or download free travel guides and read inspirational stories. Tvedtnes, the hebrew origin of some book of mormon place names, journal of book of mormon studies 62 1997. Utah s canyon country place names documents more than 4,000 place name derivations and place name changes over time.
Van cott has spend the better part of a lifetime searching out the answers to these questions. He was a charter member of the utah state committee on geographic names, and founding president of the utah place names society. Guest blogger sachiko, an lds church member and mother of goingonseven children, enlightens us on the ins and outs of the strange baby naming practices of the state of utah utah baby names. For each of the over 4000 place names indexed in the book are answers to such questions as.
It is bordered by idaho to the north, wyoming to the northeast, colorado to the east, arizona to the south, and nevada to the west. As a young canyoneer and backpacker, steve allen wanted to learn more about the red rock canyon country of southern utah. Here are a few of the published references to utah and the ute indians none of which is entirely correct or complete. Salt lake city, utah free super saver shipping on qualifying offers. As much as the mc prefix was the clear trend in the 1990s, the last ten or fifteen years in utah have been dominated by girls names ending in hard es, and in particular lee take a gander at the full list below, and youll find oakley 6th, oaklie 7th, shaylee 8th, tylee 16th. Incorporation means that a municipal charter has been. To refine your search for someone in utah, consider the age, gender, and demographic of your subject to ensure youre on the right track. The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000foottall walls of zion canyon is one of the best in the world. A geopgraphic guide to the origins of geographic names, a compilation.
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