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Emery County is bordered on the north by Carbon County ( which was created from Emery in l894 ), on the west by the Wasatch Plateau and the original settlements in Sanpete and Sevier counties from which most Emery County settlers came, on the south by the remote artificial boundary with Wayne County, and on the east by the Green River — the natural boundary with Grand County ( which was created from Emery county in l890 ).
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Emery County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah.
Barrier Canyon Style rock art found in Emery County
Occupation of the San Rafael region dates back thousands of years to include people of the Desert Archaic Culture who were followed by those of the Fremont culture who inhabited present-day Emery County from about A. D. 500 to about A. D. 1300.
Travelers along the Old Spanish Trail gave Castle Valley its names, as the travelers marveled at the " castle " geologic formations throughout present day Emery County.
The settlement of Emery County was his last.
Soon after issuance of Young ’ s order, several bands of settlers moved out from the Sanpete region headed for Castle Valley ( Emery County ).
Emery County was created by the Utah Territorial Legislature in February 1880 and included what later became Carbon County, Utah.
The census of 1880 showed 556 people and 84 farms in Emery County, but this figure is likely short as many prominent settlers were inadvertently left off the county roles.
By 1890, the population of Emery County had risen to 2, 866, and towns had grown from groups of ramshackle cabins to communities with schools, stores, and churches.
In the early 1880s, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad began investigating rail routes through the Emery County region.
Early plans to locate the railroad through the heart of Emery County were thwarted when the route over the Wasatch Mountains proved to be too steep.
While most of the county did not immediately benefit from the railroad, Green River, on the eastern edge of Emery County boomed almost overnight following arrival of the rails.
By 1900, the population of Emery County had reached over 4, 600 people.
The underlying soils in Emery County consist of ancient seabeds which contain high levels of salts.
The problem first appeared in the 1890s, and in 1903, a Department of Agriculture report stated that over 30 % of the developed farmland in Emery County had been abandoned due to degradation.
The entry of the United States into World War I created a minor boom in Emery County as agricultural prices rose and manpower shortages caused wages at the mines to rise.
The decade of the 1930s was difficult for the residents of Emery County.
San Rafael Bridge in Emery County.
The residents of Emery County benefited from many depression-relief programs, including the Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC ).
Several CCC camps were established in Emery County.
During its tenure in Emery County, the CCC built road, bridges and trails as well as building ranger stations and other projects on public lands.
Many enrollees settled in Emery County after their discharge from the Corps.
Following the end of World War II, service men from Emery County returned home to find relative economic prosperity.
Emery and is
This part of the castle is considered by historian Anthony Emery to be " the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship ".
Quitchupah is a small creek south of Emery.
His foster brother, Michael Emery, is an archaeologist.
The county is divided into sixteen townships: Benton, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canistota, Emery, Grant, Greenland, Jefferson, Pearl, Montrose, Union, Ramsey, Richland, Salem, Spring Valley, Sun Prairie.
The county is divided into twelve townships: Beulah, Edgerton, Emery, Fairview, Hanson, Jasper, Plano, Rosedale, Springlake, Taylor, Wayne, Worthen.
West Newbury is home to Emery House, monastery guesthouse and sanctuary of the Society of St. John the Evangelist.
The college is also home to the Emery gallery and the JCR art fund, which is empowered to make significant contemporary purchases for the college.
Emery is a city in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States.
Castle Dale is a city in Emery County, Utah, United States.
It is the county seat of Emery County.
Castle Dale, the seat of Emery County government, is located on Cottonwood Creek in Castle Valley, a region of benchlands and river valleys bounded by the Wasatch Plateau to the west and the striking buttes, mesas, and canyons of the San Rafael Swell to the east.
Clawson is a town in Emery County, Utah, United States.
Cleveland is a town in Emery County, Utah.
Elmo is a town in Emery County, Utah, United States.
Emery is a town in Emery County, Utah, United States.
The Rochester Rock Art Panel three miles west of Emery is a significant rock art panel left by the Fremont People and has been the target of vandalism and relic thieves.
Ferron is a city in Emery County, Utah, United States.
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