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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]''> ''[[Utah Genealogy|Utah]]''> ''[[Emery County, Utah Genealogy|Emery County]]''> ''Desert Lake'' | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Desert Lake 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> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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== | == Websites == | ||
*[http://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/Emery/ The Emery County UT GenWeb Project], a member of The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]] | |||
*{{FSC|Utah%2C+Emery|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} | |||
== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Emery_County, Utah]] | |||
[[Category:Emery_County]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:43, 5 December 2022
United 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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Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- FamilySearch 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.