Elkhorn Ranch, UT

    Elkhorn Ranch, UT

    • Settled: In 1855, by the “Garr Boys,” brothers John T, Able, Ben and William
    • Original Name:  Also known as Church Farm; later the town became known as Millville, after the lumber and grist mills on the Blacksmith Fork River
    • Origin of Name: Named after the elk horns in the area
    • Known for: The first early settlement in Cache Valley; the Blacksmith Fork River was named during the mountain man era, after trappers left a cache of blacksmith tools stashed in the ground over an early winter; returning the next summer, they uncovered their tools from their cache

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