First Settlers in Castle Dale
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FIRST SETTLERS IN CASTLE DALE
Waymark Code: WM1KJ5
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2007
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FIRST SETTLERS IN CASTLE DALE Responding to a call from Brigham Young, Orange Seeley organized groups in Sanpete County to settle Castle Valley. Sheep and cattlemen had been here earlier. In 1877 the first settlers located in Castle Dale, building their first dugouts under a large Cottonwood tree, 98 rods So. and 12 rods East of this monument. Among the first men to bring their families were Niels P. Miller, J. Wellington Seeley and Jasper Peterson, who on October 7, 1879, became the first bishop of the Latter-day Saint ward of Castle Dale.
Marker Name: First Settlers in Castle Dale
Marker Type: City
County: Emery
City: CASTLE DALE
Group Responsible for Placement: Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Date Dedicated: 6/1959
Marker Number: # 152
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1007
Addtional Information: Not listed
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