Affiliated Ute Citizens of the State of Utah

Life Under the Horsehoe: A History Of Spring City   Life Under the Horseshoe: A History of Spring City by Kaye C. Watson is a detailed local history of Spring City, Utah, set beneath the distinctive horseshoe-shaped mountains that frame the town. The book traces the community’s origins from its earliest settlement in the Sanpete Valley through its growth into a stable agricultural and cultural center. Watson blends narrative history with photographs, family records, and firsthand accounts to present a vivid picture of daily life in a small pioneer town. A central focus of the book is James Allred and the early period often referred to as the Allred Settlement . Watson explains Allred’s role in selecting the site in 1852, organizing the first settlement along Canal Creek, and guiding its early development. The hardships faced by these settlers—ranging from isolation and environmental challenges to conflicts that led to temporary abandonment—are described in detail, showing how p...

  Utah Historical Quarterly Volume 43, Number 3, 1975 In “Spring City: A Look at a Nineteenth-Century Mormon Village,” the Allred family is closely connected to the community’s early settlement, leadership, and long-term stability. Members of the Allred family were among the original Mormon pioneers who helped establish Spring City in the 1850s, taking on key roles in both civic and ecclesiastical life. Most notably, John P. Allred served as a bishop and community leader, influencing not only religious life but also town organization, economic cooperation, and social order. The Allreds were involved in farming, irrigation projects, and local governance, reflecting the typical Mormon ideal of blending spiritual duty with practical labor. Through intermarriage, church service, and sustained residence, the Allred family became woven into the social fabric of Spring City, illustrating how a small number of extended families could shape leadership, continuity, and identity in a nineteen...

  History of Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah: With Sketches of Cities, Towns and Villages, Chronology of Important Events, Records of Indian Wars, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens History of Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah (1898) is a late-nineteenth-century county history that documents the settlement and development of central Utah, combining town sketches, event chronologies, and biographical profiles of prominent pioneer citizens with a substantial section devoted to what the authors term “Indian wars.” The book’s Indian accounts focus primarily on the interactions and conflicts between Mormon settlers and Indigenous peoples of the region—especially Ute and Paiute groups—during the mid-1800s, with particular attention to events connected to Wakara’s War and, more extensively, the Utah Black Hawk War (1865–1872). These narratives describe raids, militia responses, abandoned settlements, and defensive measures taken by local communities...

  Utah’s Black Hawk War by John Alton Peterson A first-rate investigation into a little-known episode of the Indian Wars, this study examines Utah’s Black Hawk War—a conflict that raged for nearly a decade and cost several hundred lives, yet is rarely mentioned in histories of the American West. During the war, a Ute elder named Black Hawk assembled a coalition of Utes, Shoshones, Navajos, and Paiutes and launched attacks on Mormon livestock settlements across central and southern Utah, determined to drive the ranchers from their land. As Peterson explains, the conflict was little publicized at the time, even within Utah itself, largely because the Mormon Church deliberately obscured its existence. Brigham Young and other church leaders feared that the federal government might seize upon an Indian uprising as a pretext to send troops into the territory—troops who, after suppressing the Indians, might then turn their attention to polygamists and other perceived nonconformists. As a ...

  History of Provo, Spanish Fork, and Utah County  by Edward W. Tullidge  Published in Salt Lake City around 1884–1885, this work presents a detailed historical account of Provo, Spanish Fork, and the wider Utah County region. Compiled from excerpts originally appearing in Tullidge’s Quarterly Magazine, the book reflects Edward W. Tullidge’s role as one of early Utah’s most prolific historians and chroniclers. The volume is printed in double columns and includes a substantial section titled “Utah County with Biographical Sketches of Representative Men,” offering biographical profiles of prominent local figures alongside broader historical narratives. These sketches provide valuable insight into the social, political, and religious leadership of Utah County during the late nineteenth century. As both a regional history and a biographical reference, the book is an important primary source for researchers interested in early Utah settlement, local governance, and community d...