The Monticello Utah area was settled in July 1887 by pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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10 Facts About Monticello Utah
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Monticello Utah, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson's estate, became the county seat in 1895 and was incorporated as a city in 1910.
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Monticello Utah rests at the base of the Abajo Mountains on the Colorado Plateau.
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The first white man to build a cabin in the Monticello Utah area was likely cattleman Patrick O'Donnell in 1879.
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Monticello Utah is located in the Four Corners area of the Colorado Plateau.
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Monticello Utah is located at the base of the Abajo Mountains, or the Blue Mountains, which are part of the Manti-La Sal National Forest.
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Monticello Utah is 40 miles from the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park and is 59 miles from Arches National Park, located near Moab.
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The Monticello Utah Temple was the 53rd temple completed by the church.
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Monticello Utah was selected as the site for an extension of the George Wythe University; groundbreaking for the new facility took place in August 2008 but the project was never completed.
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Monticello Utah is home of The Hideout Golf Club, an 18-hole golf course constructed near the reclaimed site of the uranium mill.
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