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Show , c~,O~~~~~~ Figure 8: Ephraim Meetinghouse, c. 1870. homestead lots on each block (Manti originally was platted with 8 lots on a block, at Ephraim the number of lots varied, ranging from 4 square lots to as many as 15 irregularly sized lots, while in the rest of the towns the basic 4 lots per block formula prevails), yet transcending these subtle variations is an overriding visual continuity which stems from their initial identity as planned communities. As they matured in the 1870s and 1880s, the Sanpete towns acquired further similarities. At the heart of each community there was a block set aside for the church meetinghouse. During the first years of settlement, ward meetings had taken place in small, house-like 69 |
