Keetley, Utah began as a mining community in Wasatch County, with a spur of the Union Pacific Railroad increasing the economic interest in the community for a short time. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Wasatch County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 15215 and by 2005 was estimated The village was submerged by the waters of Jordanelle Reservoir in 1995 along with Hailstone, Utah. Jordanelle Reservoir is a reservoir in the US state of Utah. It is fed and drained primarily by the Provo River and is impounded by the Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
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History
The town began as a mining camp. Its first name was Camp Florence, for the first "lady" to visit the camp. It became a Pony Express station and a center for the area's mining and lumber industries. The Pony Express was a fast Mail service crossing the North American continent from St As it grew into a town, it was renamed for Jack Keetley, a Pony Express rider and local mining supervisor. [1]
Keetley Agricultural Colony
During World War II Keetley was used as a 'voluntary' relocation camp for many Japanese-Americans. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group Fred Isamu Wada approached the mayor of Keetley, George Fisher, with the idea of leasing the land with the promise of bringing Japanese farm labor. While initial reaction was unfavorable, the fears were quickly allayed as it was shown that those relocating were not going to be a burden on the locals.
A large, 150 acre (607,000 m²) farm was established after much intense labor to clear the land of the ubiquitous rocks. While the women and children tended to chickens, pigs, and goats, the men went to work farming sugar beets. The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times The domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat Domesticated from the Wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose.
The settlement lasted until the end of World War II when two-thirds returned to their homes in California and the rest scattered to other communities in Utah. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Modern development
Because of its proximity to Park City and the Jordanelle Reservoir, today the Keetley area is the site of new construction, bringing in large resort-style home developments such as Todd Hollow and Deer Mountain. Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the US state of Utah. Jordanelle Reservoir is a reservoir in the US state of Utah. It is fed and drained primarily by the Provo River and is impounded by the
References
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, p. The University of Utah Press is a University press that is part of the University of Utah. 212–213. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.
External links
- Satellite View of Keetley area (Google Maps)
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