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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payson,_Utah Wikipedia] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payson,_Utah Wikipedia] | ||
History of [http://www.onlineutah.com/paysonhistory.shtml Payson], Utah County, Utah. | |||
Payson has a [http://www.paysonutah.org/ city web site], with the current calendar of community events, education information, parks and recreation and other information. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Genealogical and Historical Societies ==== | ==== Genealogical and Historical Societies ==== | ||
The [http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/society.htm Payson Historical Society ]was founded in 1989 to collect and preserve historical items pertinent to Payson City History. | |||
==== Georgraphy and Demographics ==== | |||
The [http://www.historymania.com/american_history/Payson%2C_Utah Georgraphy and Demographics ]of the 2000 Census listed 12,716 people. | |||
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The [http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/history.htm History of Payson], the city initially called Peteetneet Creek, after a Ute Indian Chief is located about 60 miles south of Salt Lake, and is in Utah County. | The [http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/history.htm History of Payson], the city initially called Peteetneet Creek, after a Ute Indian Chief is located about 60 miles south of Salt Lake, and is in Utah County. | ||
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==== Museum ==== | ==== Museum ==== | ||
[http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/ Peteetneet Museum and Cultrual Arts Center ]is located in the historical Peteetneet School built in 1901, | *[http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/ Peteetneet Museum and Cultrual Arts Center ]is located in the historical Peteetneet School built in 1901, 10 North 600 East, Payson, UT 84651 (801) 465-5265 FAX (801)465-9427 | ||
*Take a [http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/walking.htm Walking Tour of Old Fort Peteetneet, Old Fort Payson, and Historic Payson] and find out about some of the old homes, and historical sites in down town Payson. | |||
*[http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/exhibits.htm Exhibits] on the three floors of the Peteetneet Museum. | |||
==== Pioneers and People of Interest in Payson ==== | |||
*[http://heritage.uen.org/companies/Wc8e3e5d180898.htm Irene Colvin Corbett ]was a [http://www.peteetneetmuseum.org/rma.htm Payson Teacher ]and nurse who went to London to study, and on her return was lost on the Titanic, read a [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/174918/TITANIC-SINKING-LEFT-MARK-ON-A-UTAH-FAMILY.html Deseret News Article]. | |||
*[http://heritage.uen.org/companies/Wc8e3e5d180898.htm Daniel Stark ]a Payson resident came on the Ship [http://californiapioneer.org/historic-events/ship-brooklyn Brooklyn] to Califorina, later he headed President Young called those Saints to come to Utah to help during Johnstons Army. | |||
*The [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sjensen/jensen/references/ref102.htm Curtis brothers, Lyman, Joseph and George ]were some of the first settlers of Peteetneet. | |||
*The Ute Indian Chief, "BlackHawk," is buried at the BlackHawk Memorial Park 2 miles south of Payson. He was a key figure in Utah's Black Hawk War of 1865-1872. | |||
==== Utah County, Utah ==== | |||
[[Category:Utah_County,_Utah]] | [[Category:Utah_County,_Utah]] | ||