Beaver
County - By
Miriam
B. Murphy
Area:
2,586 square miles; population: 4,765 (in 1990); county seat:
Beaver City; origin of county name: from Beaver River, so
called because of the many beaver once found there; principal
cities/towns: Beaver City (1,998), Milford (1,106), Minersville
(608); economy: livestock, transportation, trade; points of
interest: Beaver City Historic District, Frisco ghost town,
Puffer Lake, Minersville Reservoir State Park, Elk Meadows
ski area.
The high peaks
of the Tushar
Range mark the eastern boundary of Beaver County. Delano
Peak (12,173 feet) and Mount Belknap (12,139) are among
the highest mountains in the state. Most of the county,
however, consists of the Basin and Range country typical
of western Utah... Read
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Beaver County
Courthouse, 1968 |
