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- ↑ "Governor's Message". Deseret News. January 2, 1867. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "The Past Session". Deseret News. January 23, 1867. p. 4. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Beaver County History Background". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ↑ "Washington County, Utah Boundary Changes". Wchsutah.org. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Wrathall Involvement in the History of Grantsville". Rawbw.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-31. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Chapter 26-Bancroft's History of Utah 1540-1886". Utlm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "Summit County, Utah: History and Information". E-referencedesk.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-11-07.