First white men to explore the intermountain region were Catholic fathers Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Francisco Valez de Escalate accompanied by Don Juan Pedro Cisneros. Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco. Don Joaquin Lain, Lorenzo Olivares, . . . — — Map (db m173392) HM
September 1886 Samuel R. Bennion was sent here to establish a banking institution called the 'Ashley Co-op.' In 1903 the first pioneer bank was opened for business. In 1916 W.H. Coltharp erected this building with Salt Lake City brick. A full car . . . — — Map (db m114421) HM
The first yearlong abode of white men in what is now Utah, was Antoine Robidoux's Indian and fur trading post (Fort Wintey or Uintah), which was built 8 miles north of here in 1832. It was on the trail from Taos, New Mexico to the Pacific northwest, . . . — — Map (db m277134) HM
This reservoir was named for Matt Warner (1864-1938), a complex figure of the American West.
Matt Warner was born Willard Erastus Christianson in Ephraim, Utah on April 12, 1864. Early in his life, he was forced to flee east towards Vernal . . . — — Map (db m264680) HM
"Fort Scared-to-Death"
During the Meeker (Colorado) Incident of September 1879, provoked and infuriated White River Utes killed a dozen soldiers and Indian Agency employees. The incident so badly frightened the white settlers scattered . . . — — Map (db m279041) HM
Constructed in 1912, the Manfred and Ethel Martin House is a 1-1/2 story
brick and wood-shingled crosswing-type house on a sandstone foundation with a
gabled roof. The house is significant as an early health care facility in Vernal and for
its . . . — — Map (db m286277) HM
The first boat (framed together with wooden pegs) used for passengers and baggage was built and operated by Lars Jensen 2 ½ miles downstream from 1881 to 1909.
It was replaced by a cable ferry for wagons in 1885, and a larger boat in . . . — — Map (db m114450) HM
Cobble Rock Station
As manager of Vernal Auto Company, T.G. Alexander was responsible for constructing the Cobble Rock Station, a complement to the company's new
showroom, garage, and automobile storage facility, two doors down South
Vernal . . . — — Map (db m278826) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
