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Nephi massacre. / 39.7085°N 111.8361°W / 39.7085; -111.8361. The Nephi massacre was an 1853 incident when a group of Mormons invited a group of peace-seaking Goshute Native American men, woman (singular), and children into their fort in Nephi, Utah and executed the seven men and took the remaining three as prisoners.
GNIS feature ID. 1443793 [2] Website. nephi .utah .gov. Nephi ( / ˈniːfaɪ / NEE-fy) is a city in Juab County, Utah, United States. [2] It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 6,443 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Juab County. [5] It was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851 as Salt Creek, and it ...
The Fountain Green massacre was an incident in 1853 near Fountain Green, Utah when a group of Utes killed four Mormons. The next day, Mormons in nearby Nephi, Utah killed eight Goshutes who had no connection to the earlier killings. The event is often classified as part of Wakara's War, a series of battles and skirmishes in the region from 1853 ...
79002497 [1] Added to NRHP. December 6, 1979. The Edwin Robert Booth House is a residence located at 94 W. 300 South in Nephi, Utah. Built in 1893, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is a two-story Late Victorian style house. According to its 1979 National Register nomination:
October 16, 1910. Panguitch, Utah, United States. Joseph L. Heywood (August 1, 1815 – October 16, 1910) was a local leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 19th century, and the founder of Nephi, Utah . Heywood was born in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1839 he moved to Quincy, Illinois where he was a ...
Added to NRHP. April 18, 1983. The Oscar M. Booth House, at 395 E. 100 South in Nephi, Utah, was built in 1893 with Queen Anne styling. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] It has an octagonal corner tower and other decorative elements of Queen Anne style. It was built by carpenter Oscar M. Booth (1868-1944). [2]
It was located 14 miles (23 km) south of Nephi along the Mormon Road. By 1864 it had grown into a settlement called Chicken Creek and had acquired its own post office. In 1868, the town of Levan was established upstream 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Chicken Creek. By 1871, Levan's success as a farming community led to Chicken Creek gradually ...
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