LEE, Emma Batchelor

by Jeffrey D. Nichols, History Blazer, July 1995  Emma Batchelor was born in Sussex County, England, on April 21st, 1836. Along with thousands of other English men and women, she…
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EGAN, Howard

This article previously appeared in Pioneer Magazine, 2010 Vol.57 No.2 Utah Pioneer with the Pony Express by Doran Baker, Utah Historical Society The end of days on Earth for Howard…
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DALTON, Charles Wakeman: A True Pioneer

Exploration in the early 1850 's confirmed the southern half of Utah had the potential to grow cotton, grapes, figs, flax, hemp, rice, sugarcane, tobacco and produce iron ore. In May of 1854 Brigham Young sent a group of missionaries under the leadership of Rufus C. Allen to the South. This company arrived in Pine Valley, about 35 miles Northeast of St. George, Utah on the headwaters of the Santa Clara Creek in early spring. Charles W. Dalton and family was in this company.
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