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Logan was named from a noted Indian chiel of Unit name; Wells* ville in honor of the late Daniel M. Wells, one of the pioneers of Utah. Mendon received its name from Hie birthplace of the late Ezra T, Benson, Mendon, Mass.; Hymm was namedafter IIyrum Smith, hrenhcr of the prophet. Joseph Smith; Paradisebecause of its paradisic t features; Millville on account of the first sawmill in the county being built there, Judge William Hyde was honored in having 11 y cl e Park named after him; Smithfield was given its name after John Smith, an early settler and pioneer; Richmond because of the esteem a number of the early settlers had for Ricli-mond, Va.; Clarkston in honor of Israel J. Clark, an early settler. A number of settlers, becoming dissatisfied with their location in Cl arks to n founded Newton, naming it “Ncw-Town,” Lewiston was named after William IT, Lewis, the first person to locate and build ahouse on its site,Wasatch, the name applied to the mountain range traversing Utah, was originally spelled “Wasach, is an Indian word signifying a region of lakes/* or “many waters,” Bear River was so named on account of being connected with Rear Lake, the waters of which it conveys into the Great Salt Lake.
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Salt Lake City Truth
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Sat, May 02, 1908
Page 25
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