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Sanpitch may refer to:
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- ↑ Sturtevant, William C. (1978). D'Azevedo, Warren L.; Sturtevant, William C. (eds.). Handbook of North American Indians. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. p. 340. ISBN 0160045819.
- ↑ "Interesting Black Hawk War Factoids 1847 1872". blackhawkproductions.com. Black Hawk Productions, LLC. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 1 2 Simmons, Virginia McConnell (2001). The Ute Indians of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico (1st pbk. ed.). Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. ISBN 0870816470.
- 1 2 Mackey, David (10 Jul 2014). "Sanpitch, a nearly forgotten chief". The Pyramid . Mount Pleasant, Utah: Lee Enterprises . Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Timpanogos Leader Sanpitch Killed Near Moroni". blackhawkproductions.com. Black Hawk Productions, LLC. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 1 2 Gottfredson, Peter (1919). History of Indian depredations in Utah. Salt Lake City: Skelton Publishing, Co. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ↑ Fletcher, Lyle. "Where did Sanpete get its Name?". sanpete.com. Sanpete County . Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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