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The Hungate massacre involved the murder of the family of Nathan Hungate along Running Creek (Box Elder Creek near present-day Elizabeth, Colorado) on June 11, 1864. [1] [2] It was a precipitating factor leading to the Sand Creek massacre of November 29, 1864.
Box Elder Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Kersey, Colorado. It rises in Elbert County, Colorado. The creek flows through Elbert, Arapahoe, Adams, and Weld counties. It passes near Denver International Airport. It was the site of the Hungate massacre which had a family of four murdered. [2]
Livestock was purchased from local ranchers, and crops were planted. Other small villages were founded by Spiritual Christian Molokane near Rosette and Dove Creek. [2] By August 1914, the number of school-age children had reached 40, prompting Box Elder County to establish a one-room school and provide a teacher. [2]
Location of Box Elder County in Utah. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Box Elder County, Utah. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Even before the rails were joined at Promontory on May 10, 1869, the effect of the railroad on Park Valley had begun. The first permanent settler was William P. (Cotton) Thomas, who migrated from Brigham City in 1869, and developed a cattle ranch near Dove Creek. The heavy growth of trees along the creek and the view of the valley inspired the ...
Box Elder County is a county at the northwestern corner of Utah, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 57,666, [ 1 ] up from the 2010 figure of 49,975. Its county seat and largest city is Brigham City . [ 2 ]
Box Elder Peak is located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City in the Lone Peak Wilderness, on land managed by Wasatch–Cache National Forest. [4] The peak is set in the Wasatch Range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is composed of limestone, quartzite, and shale. [2]
Mantua lies at the head of Box Elder Canyon on the northern, western, and southern sides of the Mantua Reservoir. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km 2), of which 4.9 square miles (13 km 2) are land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2) (13.21%) is water.