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''[[United States | {{Utah-stub}}''[[United States|United States]]''> ''[[Utah]]''> ''[[Emery County, Utah|Emery County]]''> ''Desert Lake'' | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Desert Lake, Utah was located "north of Desert Lake. In the spring of 1888 the Thomas and Samuel Wells families and others settled in this area. In 1906 they surveyed a townsite and built log cabins to live in while they constructed a canal. The agricultural value of the soil deteriorated with an excessive alkali buildup, so settlers moved over to nearby Victor. Desert Lake became a ghost town." <ref>John W. Van Cott, ''Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names'' (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 108.</ref> | Desert Lake, Utah was located "north of Desert Lake. In the spring of 1888 the Thomas and Samuel Wells families and others settled in this area. In 1906 they surveyed a townsite and built log cabins to live in while they constructed a canal. The agricultural value of the soil deteriorated with an excessive alkali buildup, so settlers moved over to nearby Victor. Desert Lake became a ghost town." <ref>John W. Van Cott, ''Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names'' (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 108.</ref> | ||
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*[http:// | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utemery/index.html The Emery County UT GenWeb Project], a member of [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utgenweb/index.html The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:39, 7 January 2011
Template:Utah-stubUnited States> Utah> Emery County> Desert Lake
History[edit | edit source]
Desert Lake, Utah was located "north of Desert Lake. In the spring of 1888 the Thomas and Samuel Wells families and others settled in this area. In 1906 they surveyed a townsite and built log cabins to live in while they constructed a canal. The agricultural value of the soil deteriorated with an excessive alkali buildup, so settlers moved over to nearby Victor. Desert Lake became a ghost town." [1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 108.