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Description:Fillmore in Millard County was designated as the site of the first territorial capitol of Utah. One wing of the capitol building was built in the early 1850s before the seat of government was returned to Salt Lake City. The eastern part of the large county was settled first, as Pahvant Utes under their leader Kanosh welcomed pioneers to their homeland. Relations were generally peaceful between the two groups as towns and farms began to grow and prosper in the county.Development in the county initially centered on the east side; later, the diversion of water from the Sevier River transformed western Millard County into a rich farming area. However, the turbulent river and irrigation brought serious problems to homesteaders in the form of flooding and alkali ("Mormon snow") coming to the surface, making agricultural development a great challenge.During World War II, a Japanese-American relocation camp was located at Topaz in the desert interior of the county. This vast region later housed the huge Intermountain Power Plant—a generator of electricity for Utah and southern California. The result of this has been a shift of population and political power from the east side to the west side of Millard County in recent years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Millard County. To get started finding A History of Millard County, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 452

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Utah State Historical Society

Release: 1999

ISBN: 0913738387

Description: Fillmore in Millard County was designated as the site of the first territorial capitol of Utah. One wing of the capitol building was built in the early 1850s before the seat of government was returned to Salt Lake City. The eastern part of the large county was settled first, as Pahvant Utes under their leader Kanosh welcomed pioneers to their homeland. Relations were generally peaceful between the two groups as towns and farms began to grow and prosper in the county.Development in the county initially centered on the east side; later, the diversion of water from the Sevier River transformed western Millard County into a rich farming area. However, the turbulent river and irrigation brought serious problems to homesteaders in the form of flooding and alkali ("Mormon snow") coming to the surface, making agricultural development a great challenge.During World War II, a Japanese-American relocation camp was located at Topaz in the desert interior of the county. This vast region later housed the huge Intermountain Power Plant—a generator of electricity for Utah and southern California. The result of this has been a shift of population and political power from the east side to the west side of Millard County in recent years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Millard County. To get started finding A History of Millard County, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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