Difference between revisions of "Duchesne County (UT)"
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(New page: ==Naming== Duchesne (doo-shane) is derived from the Ute Indian word doo-shane meaning dark canyon. ==Utah State Agency Radio Call Signs== *'''1M Duchesne County''' **2M Duchesne **3M Ro...) |
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− | Duchesne (doo-shane) is | + | The name of Duchesne (doo-shane) County is of uncertain origin, there being six origins given: |
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+ | # 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== | ==Utah State Agency Radio Call Signs== |
Revision as of 19:30, 2 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 Duchesne County
- 2M Duchesne
- 3M Roosevelt
- 4M Myton