| LC control no. | nr2001047674 |
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| Geographic heading | Santaquin (Utah) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Utah--Santaquin |
| Variant(s) | Summit City (Utah) Summit Creek (Utah County, Utah) |
| Found in | Overland Trails Digital Library Collection, 2001 (Santiquind; Summit Creek) GNIS, Sept. 19, 2001 (Santaquin, populated place, Utah County, Utah 39deg. 58min. 32sec.N 111deg. 47min. 04sec.W) Getty, Sept. 19, 2001 (Santaquin (inhabited place) 39deg. 58min.N 111deg. 47min.W) Santaquin, Utah, via WWW, Sept. 19, 2001 (Santaquin, Utah; Originally named Summit City; Changed to Santaquin in 1856 to honor the Sanpitch Indian chief who late became a farmer and cattle rancher in the area) Santaquin: a history of Santaquin (Santaquin was originally called Summit City, because of its location at the summit dividing line between Utah and Juab valleys; It was settled in 1851; By 1853, the settlement had grown enough to become known as Summit Creek Precinct #7; Shortly thereafter, the Walker War commenced, and the settlers were forced to move to Fort Peteetneet at Payson, until 1855; The settlers moved back to Summit Creek in the spring of 1856; It was decided to rename the town after Guffich, but he instead asked that it be named Santaquin after his son.) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ut |
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