Wasatch County McKenna Sorensen

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 Area: 1,191 square miles  The "hot pots" in Midway is called The Homestead.  Solider Hollow is where some of the 2002 Winter Olympics were held. There is also other activities like sledding and cross country skiing.  There is three reservoirs and they are connected by streams and rivers Fun Facts Home page

History  Dominguez and Escalante, were the first white man to come into the valley in  Ute Native Americans were already there.  In 1862 the territorial legislature created Wasatch County, which then included the entire Uinta Basin.  People worked in mines or grew hay and raised farm animals  Video:  edia/items/2904c07a- 0ba2-f46e-6c36- fa928e810207/1/

Places to see  Solider Hollow in the video  Park City is a great place to see. They have three ski resorts; Park City, The Canyons, and Deer Valley.  Heber and Midway are in the valley. Old preserved houses.  There is three reservoirs and they are great for boating during summer and ice fishing during the winter.  The heber creeper railroad goes around Deer Creek reservoir. They do different themes during different holidays

Ghost Town  Soldier Summit:  In 1919 the Railroad built its division point here. In 1930 the division point was moved to Helper and the town soon died.  Only some residents still live here.  To travel to there you go up Spanish Fork Canyon.  Visiting the town is great anytime of the year.  There is just many old buildings