Difference between revisions of "Duchesne County (UT)"
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Revision as of 21:09, 7 July 2009
Naming
The name of Duchesne (doo-shane) County is of uncertain origin, there being six origins given:
- The Ute Indian word doo-shane meaning dark canyon.
- Fort Duquesne, built by the French in what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Rose du Chesne, founder of the Sacred Heart in Utah.
- An early Indian chief in the region.
- An 1830s French fur trapper.
- Andre Duchesne, a French geographer and historian.
Utah State Agency Radio Call Signs
- 1M (1 Mike) Duchesne County
- 2M Duchesne City
- 3M Roosevelt
- 4M Myton