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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> | ||
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*[http:// | *[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 == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Emery_County, Utah]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:43, 5 December 2022
United States> Utah> Emery County> Desert Lake
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." [1]
Resources
Websites
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- FamilySearch Catalog
References
- ↑ 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.