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The Founding And Development Of Grantsville, Utah, 1850-1950, Alma A. Gardiner
The Founding And Development Of Grantsville, Utah, 1850-1950, Alma A. Gardiner
Theses and Dissertations
Statement of the problem.--To relate the story of the founding of Grantsville and to chronicle the events in the several phases of the city's development.
Delimitation of the problem.--This history covers a hundred-year period beginning with the coming of the first pioneer settlers in 1850 and concluding with the Grantsville Centennial Celebration.
Statement concerning documentary sources.--The majority of sources are of "primary" classification and include the "Journal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"; all other available LDS ward, stake, and Church records; other denominational records and files; many volumes of individual diaries; other …
Philip De La Mare, Pioneer Industrialist, Leon R. Hartshorn
Philip De La Mare, Pioneer Industrialist, Leon R. Hartshorn
Theses and Dissertations
Philip De La Mare was born 1823, in the village of Grouville, Island of Jersey, of the Channel Islands. His father and grandfather were contractors who built piers. Philip received a common school education and while in his youth learned the trade of blacksmith and mechanic. In 1847, Philip De La Mare's father contracted to build the Albert Pier on Jersey Island. Philip was associated with his father on the contract. In 1849, he heard a Mormon Elder preach the Gospel for the first time; he was convinced of the truthfulness of the message and was baptized. One month later …
A History Of Murray To 1905, Clinton R. Ahlberg
A History Of Murray To 1905, Clinton R. Ahlberg
Theses and Dissertations
The valley and region in which Murray is located was well known to the trappers and exploreres before the Mormon Pioneers entered the area. The Escalante expedition visited the general area as early as September of 1776, and left a description of Utah Valley and its inhabitants. While in the Utah Valley, the Indians gave the Spaniards information about the valley to the north and the lake there.
Come fifty years later, the region became well known to the fur trappers of the great fur companies. Peter Skene Ogden, Jedediah Smith, and Provost with their companies of men traversed the …
A Historical Study Of The Congressional Career, John T. Caine, Judith Ann Roderick
A Historical Study Of The Congressional Career, John T. Caine, Judith Ann Roderick
Theses and Dissertations
John T. Caine, an adept leader in the national and local political arena, was one of the best known and most highly respected men in Utah during the territorial era. Very early in his life he assumed an active role in politics and became one of the early leaders of the Democratic Party in Utah. From the time of his initial election in 1882 as the territorial delegate until his retirement in 1893, he labored in behalf of his constituents. No task proved to be too tiresome or laborious; industry, honesty, and sober self-reliance were personal characteristics of the man …
A History Of The Federal And Territorial Court Conflicts In Utah, 1851-1874, Clair T. Kilts
A History Of The Federal And Territorial Court Conflicts In Utah, 1851-1874, Clair T. Kilts
Theses and Dissertations
In 1847 the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake valley, bringing with them their own court system, which was to be their main resource for litigation for the next two years. The Church courts which were set up after 1847 proved insufficient, and in 1849 a need was felt for civil courts which could be used in the litigation with Gentile emigrants that were passing through the valley. To solve this problem, the State of Deseret was formed on March 12, 1849, giving the valley a civil authority. This was to last less than two years, for on September …
The History Of Public Education In Daggett County, Utah, And Adjacent Areas, Donald Weir Baxter
The History Of Public Education In Daggett County, Utah, And Adjacent Areas, Donald Weir Baxter
Theses and Dissertations
The region under study in this report consists of Daggett County, Utah, the northwestern section of Moffat County, Colorado, and the southwestern area of Sweetwater, Wyoming. It is an area about fifty miles in length and seventeen miles in width, with a population of some four hundred and fifty persons in 1950. The economy was based upon agriculture which prevented the growth of large towns and determined a characteristic of a sparse population living in a comparatively large area. Isolated from Utah by a huge mountain range, the people of Daggett County were closer, in many respects, to the affairs …
A Study Of Early Utah-Montana Trade, Transportation, And Communication, 1847-1881, L. Kay Edrington
A Study Of Early Utah-Montana Trade, Transportation, And Communication, 1847-1881, L. Kay Edrington
Theses and Dissertations
Only a few hardy men had ventured into America's intermountain west prior to the year 1847. Arriving in this year, the Mormons, under Brigham Young, slowly conquered parts of the Great Basin and within a few years had produced a self-sustaining agricultural economy. production of a surplus in farm products awaited only the emergence of a "foreign" market. This market was soon forthcoming.
The developing process of Utah-Montana relations from 1847 through 1881 was a natural occurance. From the very first, men from Utah traveled northward. The Mormon experiment at Ft. Lemhi during the late 1850's was a prime example …