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A History Of Westminster College Of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1875-1969, Lewis G. Webster
A History Of Westminster College Of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1875-1969, Lewis G. Webster
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
As the railroad and mining industries brought non-Mormon settlers into the territory of Utah, a conflict developed which led to the creation of a separate system of education by the Protestant newcomers. Their purposes were to provide a quality education for their own children free from Mormon influence and to convert children of Mormon families. The Presbyterian Church led in the creation of graded schools from elementary, through secondary, and culminating in the Sheldon Jackson College in Salt Lake City.
As public schools were established, the mission schools were closed, except for Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant and Sheldon Jackson …
The History Of Cokeville, Wyoming, Errol Jack Lloyd
The History Of Cokeville, Wyoming, Errol Jack Lloyd
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Cokeville, Wyoming, is situated at the confluence of the Bear River and Smiths Fork valleys in southwestern Wyoming. Settled in 1874, the Cokeville area has experienced much the same political, economic, and social developments typical of other small rural towns in the western United States; but it is unlike neighboring settlements in that it was not dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during its early growth.
Depending upon an agricultural economic base, Cokeville has been the center of the Lincoln County sheep industry since the early 1900's. Mining has played a minor part in the economy, …