Coon's Canyon, in the Oquirrh Mountains, a little south of Pleasant Green (known modernly as "Magna"), Utah, is a mysterious place. Cut off from the public for decades, its stories are hidden in dusty journals and family histories. Abraham Coon had been given charge over the canyon in 1854 by George Albert Smith, to build and maintain a canyon road and to oversee the cutting of lumber. Many of his children settled the canyon, where there used to be a ranch and a sawmill, and a village north of the mouth of the canyon called Coonville, which officially joined Pleasant Green July 21, 1874. Old timers spoke of cabins hidden in the trees, rusting farm equipment, Indian petroglyphs, and gold coins. Rio Tinto recently bulldozed the site of the sawmill and ranch. A special thank you to:
Timothy Lineback, Greg Henson, B. Daybell, Jeff and Denise, J. Green, Daniel Jesse, Douglas Wood, Dan Nelson, and many others.
Sila Agavale, your influence was here whether you made it to this one in person or not.
Artlist music:
Amongst Others by Rooibos
Parasite by OrMoran
Tribal Splash by Rhythm Scott
Unseen by Michael Vignola
Historical photographs of Utah:
Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society All rights reserved.
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