| Title |
Erastus Perry Bingham: How Bingham Canyon received its name |
| Collection |
MSS B 289 The Works Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1941 |
| Source Container |
Box 1, Folder 62 |
| Date |
1937-10 |
| Subject |
Bingham, Erastus Perry, 1846-1929; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Ogden; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Bingham Canyon; Oral history; Latter Day Saint pioneers--Biography; Bingham Canyon (Utah)--History; Mormon Battalion (United States. Army); Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Indians of North America--Utah--History |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Creator |
Bingham, Erastus Perry, 1846-1929 |
| Description |
Copy of an autobiographical article by Erastus Perry Bingham, originally published in the Pioneer magazine in 1937 and copied for the Utah Works Progress Administration's "Pioneer personal history" survey. He was born in Illinois, and came to Utah in 1847, settling in Weber County. His grandfather and uncles were herding cattle at Bingham Canyon and discovered valuable ore there |
| Rights Management |
Online access. Reproduction and use by permission from Utah State History. |
| Publisher |
Published by Utah State History; digitized and hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Adobe Acrobat Pro X as a pdf. |
| Date Digital |
2016-04-19 |
| Alternative Title |
How Bingham Canyon received its name |
| Contributor |
; United States. Works Progress Administration. Utah Section |
| Language |
eng |
| Is Part of |
http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/B00289/B0289.xml |
| Scanning Technician |
Janelle Michaelis; Cedar Gonzales; Alexis Hansen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qz4g57 |
| Setname |
dha_wpabs |
| ID |
699981 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qz4g57 |
