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    What town in Utah was named after a local miner, Mr. Ford?

    Question #88867. Asked by nibbles0011. (Nov 22 07 8:32 AM)


    Trooper2196

    		Joseph is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. The town was not named for Jacob's eleventh son, St. Joseph, or Joseph Smith, but for Joseph Ford, a local miner.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph,_Utah

    Nov 22 07, 3:00 PM

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