Saturday, May 31, 2014

Geographical Names: The extreme importance of correct spelling

Only a few citizens currently living in Granite county know the historical significance of certain geographical landmarks. "Fuse" lake, "Maukey" gulch, "Stewart" gulch and lake, "Emerine" mountain and lookout, the "Port Royal" mine... these geographic features shown on current County, State, Federal and traveler maps have lost all relevance to the reason they were originally named. Over the past century, careless geography has produced maps with misspelled names and words taking the place of historically significant landmarks and terms.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Announcement of July 5 Field Trip, Seminar and BBQ

GRANITE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY   ANNUAL  FIELD TRIP AND SEMINAR

Fred Burr Timeline from 1853 to 1897

The following is an addition to the previous Blog article on Frederick H. Burr. The information was obtained from multiple sources and the references are cited in the body of the article.