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Errors and Additions: John and Jessie McLean (p.65)
The textbox on p.65 should be changed to read:
“One young handcart pioneer, John McLean, is said to have proposed to his sweetheart Jessie Moffat on the banks of Emigration Creek just before arriving in the valley. Because she accepted, several families can now trace their canyon connection back to pioneer times: McLeans, Walshes, Woolleys, and Ashleys.”
Details:
“John McLean left Scotland sometime after his father’s death to see the world before settling down. His travels took him to the eastern United States. He joined an engineering crew working for the Union Pacific Railroad. His job took him west as work progressed on completing the first transcontinental railroad line. John was in Utah in 1869 when the famous Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Point.
Details of the courtship are lacking, but John did marry Janet (Jessie) Moffat 14 Feb 1870.” — McLean Family Records
Additional Notes (including photos) on the McLean family can be found from familysearch.org:
- John McLean KWN5-GJR
- Janet Jessie Moffat KWJ2-RKS
- Isabella McLean KWC3-MP9
- Ruth Walsh KWCN-LY4
- Bill Ashley KWCN-LYW
The Book is Ready!
The Second Edition of the book: History of Emigration Canyon:Gateway to the Salt Lake Valley (2019) by Jeffrey Carlstrom and Cynthia Furse (504 pages) is now available!
Emigration Canyon is well known in Utah as the route by which pioneers, in 1847, reached Great Salt Lake Valley to establish the state’s first lasting Euro-American settlements. Before and after 1847 the canyon had an interesting history, which included the Donner-Reed party, the Pony Express and Overland Stage, mining and sheepherding, a narrow-gauge railroad, a major resort, a brewery, and the transformation of recreation areas and cabin sites into year-round residential neighborhoods.
This well-illustrated, detailed history tells the story of a unique place, but its counterparts can be found across the West and America wherever the development of wild and scenic areas has been shaped by the growth and needs of neighboring cities. In this second edition, new illustrations and maps, new information and stories, a significantly expanded chapter on the Emigration Canyon Railroad, and a new chapter on the modern history, bring to life the story of a place and its people.
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