Millard County, Utah Essays

  • Millard Fillmore

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    FILLMORE, Millard, thirteenth president of the United States, born in the township of Locke (now Summerhill), Cayuga County, New York, 7 February 1800; died in Buffalo, New York, 7 March 1874. The name of Fillmore is of English origin, and at different periods has been variously written. Including the son of the ex-president, the family can be traced through six generations, and, as has been said of that of Washington, its history gives proof "of the lineal and enduring worth of race." The first

  • Case Study Of Santaquin's Small Business Problem

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    shop in Santaquin is due to the geological location. If we look to where Santaquin is located on a map of Utah County, it is on the southern end of Utah County. Most of the population is located in northern Utah County. As people travel from southern Utah they might stop in Santaquin for a pit stop. But, they will more likely stop in Nephi for a pit stop. And if people are traveling to southern utah most likely will have got everything they need before they left

  • The Effects of Pollution in Utah

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    which includes large industrial companies, commercial companies and household pollution. Utah is known to have the best snow on earth, we have beautiful scenery, relaxation and recreation all within minutes of our front door. But what about that dirty air that seems to last for months? Utah has four of the nations 100 largest oil fields, which produces 1.2% of the nation’s output, with 3,600 active wells. Utah ranks 11th in the nation of oil production, and we have five refineries in the Salt Lake

  • The Massacre of Captain John Gunnison and his Explorers in 1853

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    Two events took place in the mid-19th century in the United States that set the stage for a third which became an historic turning point in American history. The settlement of Mormons in Utah and their pursuit to establish their own government coupled with explorations to develop the transcontinental railroad laid the groundwork for the massacre of Captain John Gunnison and his explorers in 1853 which took eight lives. As massacres go, the loss of eight people was not numerically remarkable. What

  • A Life Lived for a Community

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