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The Economic Opportunity Period of Mormon Settlement in Canada – 1901-1917
This post is part of series on periodizing Mormon settlement in Canada. With an irrigation system established the Galt company still needed to dispose of thousands of acres of now farmable land. The last period of Mormon settlement, one characterized by economic opportunity, began in earnest in 1901. As early as 1892 C. A. Magrath and […]
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Mr. Knight is an ardent prohibitionist
Raymond’s origins as a dry community Knightville (aka Knightsville), Utah; Spring Canyon (aka Storrs), Utah; and Raymond, Alberta, Canada all owe their existence to Jesse Knight. Knight was a wealthy miner/industrialist from Utah and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Though he used different methods to achieve it, all three […]
