The History of Emigration Canyon: Gateway to Salt Lake Valley

by Cynthia Furse and Jeffrey Carlstrom

Emigration Canyon is well known in Utah as the route by which pioneers, in 1847, reached Great Salt Lake Valley to establish the state's first lasting Euro-American settlements. Before and after 1847 the canyon had an interesting history, which included the Donner-Reed party, the Pony Express and Overland Stage, mining and sheep herding, a narrow-gauge railroad, a major resort, a brewery, and the transformation of recreation areas and cabin sites...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 035991019X
• ISBN13: 9780359910199
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 2.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 11.0"