Stories by author "Bethany Erickson, Brigham Young University": 4
Stories
Galena–Soo’nkahni Preserve & Sundial
During a land survey conducted in 1991, remnants of an ancient Native American village were found in the Draper, Utah area along the Jordan River. Stone tools, weapons, corn, animal bones, and the remains of two ancient dwellings were discovered in…
Mae Timbimbo Parry
Mae Timbimboo Parry was born May 15, 1919, in Washakie, Utah. Established in the 1880s, Washakie was a homestead for members of the Northwestern Shoshone Tribe, many of whom were descendants of survivors of the Bear River Massacre.
During her…
The Circleville Massacre
In 1864, Brigham Young called fifty families to move into Paiute territory in Circle Valley, southern Utah. Initially, the settlement of Circleville boomed, and by 1865, nearly 100 families lived in Circleville. One inhabitant, Oluf Larsen,…
Cove Fort
In the spring of 1865, Mormon settlers met with Utes of Sanpete Valley, hoping to find a resolution to years of sporadic disagreements and occasional violence between the groups. Instead of alleviating tensions, however, even greater violence…