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Cedar Cliff (Birch Creek)
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Cedar Cliff (aka Birch Creek) was a settlement located to the south and west of Fountain Green in Sanpete County Utah, USA.[1]
Archibald book[2]
Sanpete County
- Historical context of Cedar Cliff as it relates to Sanpete
- Surrounding settlements
- Role Sanpete played in UT history at this time
A History of Sanpete County.[3]
The Other 49ers[4]
Utah's Community Beginnings[5]
Homesteading
- How did they aquire the land?
Transportation
The Railroad
Lots of good stuff about the creeper, including links to Saga of the Sanpitch articles[6]and stuff.
Automobiles
Clifton had the first one.[2]
Houses and other Buildings
"They had brought from Fountain Green a building which had been used as a furniture store, and they converted it inot a school as well as a place to meet for church services. The building had been donated to Cedar Cliffs by William and Lillian Livingston. The building was later returned to Fountain Green, placed just west of the bank building, and became a pool hall. It was later destroyed by fire."
Inhabitants
Recreation
"Last Friday Birch Creek, a suburb, celebrated May-day in the mountains. Some large swings were erected and a good time is reported."[7]
"A grand time will be had here on Friday, 14th. A jubilee of the schools of Wales, Cedar Cliff and this place will be held here. Moroni was invited to join but declined the honor, no doubt thinking themselves too high in the scale of society to visit us. A large, handsome and convenient bowery is being built and everything possible will be done to accommodate our visitors that their visit might remain a bright picture in their album of memory."[8]
Industry
- What did they do to make a living?
- What were the cash crops?
- What did they grow/raise for food?
Indians
- What were relations like with the indians?
Leaving Birch Creek
- Why did they leave?
- lack of water
- amenities in larger settlements, like electricity and telephone
- When did they leave?
Timeline
Note: Residence dates in this timeline (indicated by the blue section of each individual's line) are not verified, and likely inaccurate. If anyone has a source for nailing down these dates, it would be very interesting.
See also
References
- ↑ (1999) History of Fountain Green, 1859-1999, 140 Years. Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182: Fountain Green Historic Committee, p. 197.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Livingston, Ronald B. (August 1980). Archibald Livingston Descendants & Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Livingston Family Association, Inc., 1031.
- ↑ Antrei, Albert C.T.; Allen D. Roberts (1999). A History of Sanpete County. Utah State Historical Society. ISBN 0-913738-42-5.
- ↑ Antrei, Albert C. T.; Ruth D. Scow (1982). The Other Forty-Niners. Salt Lake City, Utah 84101: Western Epics. ISBN 0-914740-26-1.
- ↑ (1949) Utah's Community Beginnings. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Department of Public Insruction.
- ↑ Scow, Ruth D.. "The Sanpete Valley Creeper". Saga of the Sanpitch 10.
- ↑ "Correspondence - Fountain Green Facts", The Manti Messenger, May 22, 1897.
- ↑ "Fountain Green Facts", The Daily Enquirer, June 13, 1895.
External links
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- Satellite image from WikiMapia, Google Maps or Windows Live Local
- Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA