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July 01 2021
Frémont’s Folklore; Or the Naming of the Green, Sevier, and Virgin Rivers, Revisited
Sheri Wysong
Sheri Wysong
SHERI WYSONG moved to Utah in 1979 and has lived on the banks of the Sevier River since 1984. After twenty years of watching the river, she was surprised to learn the name was supposedly derived from its severe or violent nature. Her curiosity piqued at why the Sevier would be singled out as such, particularly over other Utah rivers, she began an engrossing hobby of studying maps and other resources for the origin of enigmatic Utah place names.
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Utah Historical Quarterly (2021) 89 (3): 198–214.
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Sheri Wysong; Frémont’s Folklore; Or the Naming of the Green, Sevier, and Virgin Rivers, Revisited. Utah Historical Quarterly 1 July 2021; 89 (3): 198–214. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.3.0198
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