{ Uintah County Report EDEL 2200 Final Natashia Howlett
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The history of Uintah County goes back to the dinosaur age.
Evidences of Dinosaurs, such as bones and fossilized footprints,
have been left in the region. Freemont Indians and, more recently,
the Ute Indians have inhabited this area. The Ashley valley was
named after William Henry Ashley, one of the early trappers, who
traveled many times through the area. Uintah County History
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2010 Population 32,588 Land area in square miles 4,479.69
Persons per square mile 7.3 County Seat: Vernal Main Cities/Towns
are Vernal, Maeser, and Naples Economy is fed from cattle, hay and
alfalfa, lumber, oil, gas, and oil shale Economy is fed from
cattle, hay and alfalfa, lumber, oil, gas, and oil shale Land and
People QuickFacts
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First dinosaur bones were discovered in 1909 Paleontologists
have found Apatosaurus, diplodocus, Allosaurus, and Stegosaurus
bones have been found here The Dinosaur national Monument was
created in 1915 by President Woodrow Wilson. Dinosaurs!!
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Ashley Valley (where Vernal is) lay outside the reservation.
Ranchers and farmers had begun to settle there, and by 1880, the
valley had enough people that the territorial legislature created
Uintah County, taking most of the land from Wasatch County. With
the building of irrigation canals, other towns took root including
Jensen, Maeser, and Tridell. Settling in Uintah County
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Things to do for fun! Make a Paint- stirrer Ancestral Puebloan
Quiz Paleoindian Memory Game Cool Old Photos Learn about the
Governors Mansion Fremont Matching Game Archiac Technology Game
Counties Map Game History Explorers Game