Thursday, February 13, 2014

Interesting Facts about Sanpete County

1)  In the spring of 1850, the first settlers to Manti learned they had been living near a rattlesnake den. They killed 300 snakes the first day.

2)  In the 1940s, Fountain Green had so many sheep it was called Wool City of the West.

3)  Wasatch Academy, opened in 1875, is a boarding school that now has students from around the world.

4)  The county was a gathering place for Scandinavian immigrants: Danes, Swedes, and a few Norwegians.

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