The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the area that became Circleville, the first European colonizers arrived in 1864. They were Mormon settlers from Mormonism's largest denomination the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The town is located within Circle Valley which gets its name from its circular shape. The valley is completely encircled by mountains except where the Sevier River enters and exits the valley in the north and south.
In April 1866, the settlement was the site of the Circleville Massacre, a lynching of 27 Southern Paiute men, women, and children by LDS settlers during the Black Hawk War. In 2016, a monument was dedicated in the town park to remember the Native American people murdered during the massacre.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Circleville’s history is told.
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Circleville, decade by decade
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Nothing in Circleville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Circleville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Piute County Courthouse in Junction, 5.5 miles away.
Circleville and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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