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In Honor of Chief Toquer
In early June 1854, eight members of the Southern Utah Indian Mission left Harmony to visit Toquer, chief of the Paiute Indian band living on lower Ash Creek. Chief Toquer's tribe referred to themselves as Paiute, Toquit, or Toquart Indians. ...
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Old Jail Rock
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Old Jail Rock
1860
Marker is at the intersection of Utah Route 17 and East Old Church Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 17.
Courtesy hmdb.org
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Toquerville
In 1854 President Brigham Young sent scouts to locate sites for settlement. Indians living here called it Toquer (Meaning Black). In 1858 eight families were sent from New Harmony to colonize here. They named it Toquerville, which became the county ...
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