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Photographer: Dawn Bowen
Taken: June 21, 2007
Caption: Utah's First Capital
Additional Description: Why Fillmore? On September 8, 1851 Governor Brigham Young placed his cane on the North East corner of this block and designated this geographically centered location at Utah's capital. The large open space, water and building materials were favorable for settlement. In a political move the Governor names the town Fillmore and the county Millard after President Millard Fillmore.
Submitted: June 24, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p3579
File Size: 2.576 Megabytes

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