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Kanosh

08 Friday Nov 2013

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The town site of Kanosh selected by Brigham Young was surveyed in 1867. The first settlers were Noah Avery, William Penney and Baldwin Watts. Upon advice from Brigham Young, families from Petersburg, Corn Creek, added strength to the new settlement. C-Nos, a Pahvant Indian Chief and his tribe of 400 lived in this locality, hence the name “Kanosh” was given to the place. This tithing office building, erected in 1870, was also used as a meeting house. Culbert King was the first bishop. The Latter-day Saints Church granted use of the building to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in 1952.

The text above is from Daughter’s of Utah Pioneers Marker #200, located at the tithing office at 40 North Main Street in Kanosh, Utah.

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Kanosh, Utah

08 Friday Nov 2013

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Kanosh is a small town in Millard County named for Indian Chief Kanosh of the Pahvants who were in the area.

Kanosh dates back to 28 April 1867 when Brigham Young, with the approval of Chief Kanosh advised the pioneers to move from Petersburg ( Hatton ), Utah to the area then known as the campground of the Pahvant tribe of Indians.

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Burbank, Utah

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Burbank, Utah is a little South of Garrison in Millard County, near the Nevada border.

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Burbank was founded as a Mormon farming community in the 1870s, with an early post office located at the Dearden Ranch. It was named after Margie Burbank Clay, the wife of local Judge E. W. Clay. Clay was used as the name of the major spring that was first used by the settlers. This spring is the main source of water for Pruess Lake, to the north. Outlaws, cattle rustlers, and uncertainty over the local water sources caused the abandonment of the community, with the exception of the Dearden Ranch.
The Dearden Ranch was started in 1886 and has been home to the Dearden family ever since. The local springs that flow into Lake Creek have been informally named after the ranch, but are not named on maps or other documents, with the exception of water rights documents, which do name it Dearden Springs.(*)

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