The name Duchesne is taken from the name of the river that runs through town and was likely named by fur trappers in the 1820s in honor of Mother Treasa Duchesne founder of the School of the Sacred Heart near St. Louis, Missouri.
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The name "Duchesne" is taken from the name of the river that runs through town and may have been named by fur trappers in the 1820s in honor of Mother Rose ...
County seat: Duchesne City; Origin of county name: after the Duchesne River which was possibly named for a French Canadian trapper; Principal cities/towns ...
Utah. Founded, January 4, 1915 (proclaimed in effect). Named for · Duchesne River · Seat · Duchesne. Largest city, Roosevelt. Area. • Total, 3,256 sq mi (8,430 ...
Duchesne County, in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah, was opened for home- steading in 1905, the last region in the state settled by Euro-Americans, ...
This towering snowcapped peak is said to have been named for Olaf King, a trapper, whose travels took him into this remote area. Other peaks rising above the ...
Duchesne City is the county seat. Origin of Name: The Duchesne River (which was possibly named for a French-Canadian trapper). Bordering Counties: Carbon ...
60 people, 46 adults and 14 children settled on the townsite that is now Duchesne and called it by its first name, "Elsie" (Glen). Government surveyors laid out ...
Aug. 29, 1769 - Nov. 18, 1852 According to one tradition, the Duchesne River was named after Mother Rose Phillipine Duchesne. Mother Duchesne and the Catholic ...
According to one account, Duchesne was named for a nun, making this one of the few places in Utah named for a non-Spanish Catholic. There is a campground at ...