
Lake Fork ~ 355
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brwhiz
N 40° 16.732 W 110° 13.125
12T E 566415 N 4459002
Lake Fork was originally setteld in 1905; later it would receive its current name of Upalco.
Waymark Code: WMJ0XE
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2013
Views: 4
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
No. 355
Erected 1968
Lake Fork
After 1861 this area was an Indian reservation until opened for settlement in 1905. Homesteaders arrived, cleared land, dug ditches, planted crops and built cabins. Home erected by David Richardson, moved here, became the first post office; Rhoda Barker, postmistress. Bell adornment hung in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building erected on this site, also used for recreation and school; William Neal, first teacher. Lake Fork was renamed Upalco.
Norita Camp