1962 Rich Memories 1st Ed Rich County Utah History from 1863-1960 DUP Thomson

Description: 1962 Rich Memories 1st Ed Rich County Utah History from 1863-1960 DUP Thomson________________________________________ Rich Memories: Some of the Happenings in Rich County From 1863 to 1960by Mildred Hatch ThomsonPublished by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Rich County Company (1962) Condition:This is a Good condition 1st Edition Hardcover Book! The covers look near perfect as can be seen in my photos. The binding is tight and all 324 pages within are bright white with NO HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OR FOLDS, but there is a whited out name on the inside front cover; a small amount of underlining throughout the book; and a few spots where there is writing in the margins. Priced accordingly. You will be happy with this one! Always handled and packaged with care! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About the Book:This is a history of Rich County, Utah from1863 to 1960, a period of over 100 years. This book contains information about Garden City, Pickleville, Laketown, Round Valley, Meadowville, Randolph, Sage Creek, Argyle and Woodruff. Rich County is the uppermost eastern county in Utah and includes Bear Lake. Some Facts About Rich County:LDS church leader Wilford Woodruff caught and lost an enormous trout near Randolph—or at least, that’s the fish story. Joseph C. Rich (son of Mormon leader Charles C. Rich) said, “Only men with plenty of hair on ‘em are tough enough to stand the climate of Bear Lake, but what a country!” This same Joseph Rich began publicizing the “wonderful first-class lie” of the Bear Lake monster in 1868. At early dances, local church leaders outlawed “Swinging with one arm around the lady’s waist." They also said, "To swing a lady more than once against her will shall be considered ungentlemanly.” Rich County, in the northeast corner of Utah, occupies a narrow area about 18 miles wide and 56 miles long. Wyoming lies to the east and Idaho lies to the north. Along the Bear River the land is wide, with large vistas. Not many people live here. In the north, the beautiful Bear Lake Valley lies between mountain ranges. The turquoise-blue lake is about 18 miles long, 7 miles wide, and 200 feet deep. Half of it lies in Rich County, and the other half in Idaho. Hunter-gatherer groups lived in and traveled through this area as early as 10,000 years ago. Fremont Indians occupied the land 1,000 years ago. Near Woodruff there is a fascinating prehistoric site called a “buffalo jump.” Here, native hunters drove herds of bison over a cliff. They then took meat and hides from the dead animals, leaving many bones behind. Later, Bannock and Shoshone Indians used the land around Bear River and Bear Lake for hunting. Here they found plenty of big game, ducks and geese, and fish. Fur trappers from the Hudson Bay Company visited Bear Lake as early 1812. Because so many black bears lived in the area, the trappers called it Black Bear Lake. The valley also had lots of beaver and other game, so it naturally became a favorite area for trappers seeking beaver pelts. In 1827 and 1828, trappers held their annual rendezvous on the south shore of the lake. In the early 1840s the Oregon Trail—the route thousands of immigrants took on their way to the Northwest—cut through a corner of Rich County. Thomas L. "Peg Leg" Smith, perhaps the first Euro-American to settle in the valley, took advantage of the immigrant traffic. In 1848 he started a cattle business, trading post, and horse exchange on the Bear River near present Dingle, Idaho. When Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862, Brigham Young wanted Mormons to get control of the land before non-Mormons did. In August 1863 he called Charles C. Rich to lead an exploring party into the Bear Lake Valley to select a site for settlement. Rich chose land near the present Paris, Idaho, for the first town. Rich agreed with the Bannock and Shoshone Indians that Mormons could settle in that area and leave most of the valley to the Indians. But settlement did not stop at Paris. Soon, other towns sprang up, including Round Valley in 1863; Kennedyville (Garden City) and Laketown, 1864; Woodruff, 1865; Randolph, 1870; and Argyle, 1875. Since the 1970s, Bear Lake has grown as a resort and recreation area. Thousands of summer visitors come to enjoy the lake, boating, golfing, fresh raspberries, and more and more cabins and condos. Copyright © 2018-2024 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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