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Desert Lake, about 8 miles east of here, was first settled in 1885 by settlers building an irrigation ditch from Huntington Creek to the townsite and a reservoir to store the water for farming. In 1896 the dam broke, nearly drowning the small town. . . . — — Map (db m129608) HM
Hiawatha, about 13 miles NW of this location, was named from Longfellow's poem "Hiawatha." It was incorporated in Sept of 1911. In June of 1912, along with Blackhawk & Mohrland, it was purchased by the U.S. Fuel Company. Coal produced by Hiawatha . . . — — Map (db m101011) HM
In 1875 Leander Lemmon and James McHadden seeking a good range for their horses, found feed plentiful at the mouth of Huntington Canyon and vicinity. Mr. Lemmon brought sheep and cattle from Cottonwood, Salt Lake County. In the autumn of 1876,he . . . — — Map (db m240517) HM
January, 1879, Orange Seeley, Presiding Valley Bishop, appointed Elias Cox to preside over the
Latter Day Saints who had settled on Huntington Creek. In October a ward was organized. Logs were
hauled from the canyon and a meeting house erected by: . . . — — Map (db m147922) HM
Coal was first mined on Cedar Creek, about 9.4 miles N.W. of this location in 1906. Four men named Mays, Orem, Heiner and Rice bought the mines in 1908 and Castle Valley Fuel Co. was formed. In 1909 Castle Valley Fuel Co. became U.S. Fuel Co. and . . . — — Map (db m101010) HM
Established as Huntington High School in 1915 with Robert L. Fenton as Principal. In December 1916 the school moved into a new building on the east side of Main street at 100 North. The first senior class consisting of eight girls and two boys . . . — — Map (db m147924) HM
The bell came from the old Relief Society Building . It was cracked by townspeople ringing it at the news of Armistice, 10 October 1918, and was given to the DUP by the Bishop. — — Map (db m155258) HM
This building, erected in 1909 at Bear Creek site was originally the first Ranger Station in Huntington Canyon. John P. Brockbank served as ranger from November, 1909, until November, 1917. Later it was used as summer headquarters by the forest . . . — — Map (db m147920) HM
Robber's Roost was a popular outlaw hideout located along the Outlaw Trail in Southeastern Utah. Sandwiched between the Colorado, Green and Dirty Devil Rivers, the roost is a savage stretch of land crisscrossed with steep-walled canyons, hidden . . . — — Map (db m101214) HM
Wattis Coal Company was organized in 1917 by W.H. Wattis, E.O. Wattis & M.S. Brownin. A surface tramway and 2.5 miles of standard gauge track was built to connect to the Utah RR at Wattis Junction. Coal first went over the tramway in March 1918 . . . — — Map (db m240519) HM
