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CHCSSD
Canyonlands Health Care Special Service District
CCC 390 Williams Way
Last Thursday
CJC
Grand County Children's Justice Center
Moab Fire Department 45 South 100 East
CVFP
Castle Valley Fire Protection
CV Fire Station #1 Castleton/LaSal Loop
2nd Thursday
CV-PLUC
Castle Valley Planning Land Use Committee
Community Center #2 Castle Valley Drive
1st Wednesday
CVTC
Castle Valley Town Council
Community Center #2 Castle Valley Drive
3rd Wednesday
GC Council Meeting
Grand County Council Meeting
125 East Center Street
1st & 3rd Tuesday
GCAB
Grand County Airport Board
125 East Center Street
1st Monday
GCCMD
Grand County Cemetary Maintenance District
Sunset Memorial Cemetary
2nd Tuesday
GCCOA
Grand County Council on Aging
Grand Center 182 N 500 W
2nd Monday
GCHEC
Grand County Higher Education Committee
USU Extension Office
4th Thursday
GCHPC
Grand County Historic Preservation Committee
Moab Library 257 E. Center St.
2nd Thursday Qtrly
GCLB
Grand County Library Board
257 East Center Street
3rd Wednesday
GCPC
Grand County Planning Commission
125 East Center Street
2nd & 4th Wednesday
GCRSSD
Grand County Recreation Special Service District
217 East Center Street
3rd Wednesday
GCSDBE
Grand County School District Board of Education
264 South 400 East
3rd Wednesday
GCSWSSD
Grand County Solid Waste Special Service District
100 Sand Flats Road
1st Thursday
GCWB
Grand County Weed Board
Grand Center 182 N 500 W
1st Monday
GWSSA
Grand Water & Sewer Service Agency
3025 East Spanish Trail Road
1st & 3rd Thursday
HASUB
Housing Authority of Southeaster Utah Board
City Council Chambers 217 E. Center
2nd Wednesday
LPC
Legislative Policy Committee
Utah Local Governments Trust No. SLC
3rd Monday
MARC
Moab Arts and Recreation Center Advisory Board
111 E. 100 North
1st Thursday
MATCAB
Moab Area Travel Council Advisory Board
125 East Center Street
4th Thursday
MC Council Meeting
Moab City Council Meeting
217 East Center Street
2nd & 4th Tuesday
MCPC
Moab City Planning Commission
217 East Center Street
2nd & 4th Thursday
MMAD
Moab Mosquito Abatement Distrcit
1000 East Sand Flats Road
1st Thursday
MTPSC
Moab Tailings Project Steering Company
County Council Chanbers 125 E. Center
4th Tuesday Qtrly
MVFPD
Moab Valley Fire Protection District Commission
Moab Fire Department 45 South 100 East
2nd Tuesday
SEUALG
South Eastern Utah Association of Local Government
Price
2nd Thursday
SEUDHD
South Eastern Utah District Health Department
Green River City Offices
2nd Tuesday
SFSC
Sand Flats Stewardship Committee
885 S. Sand Flats Road
2nd Thursday
TRAIL MIX
Trail Mix
Grand Center 182 N 500 W
2nd Tuesday noon
TSSD
Thompson Special Service District
Thompson Springs Fire Station
2nd Wednesday
TSSFD
Thompson Special Service Fire District
Thompson Springs Fire Station
2nd Thursday
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CHCSSD
Canyonlands Health Care Special Service District
CCC 390 Williams Way
Last Thursday
CJC
Grand County Children's Justice Center
Moab Fire Department 45 South 100 East
CVFP
Castle Valley Fire Protection
CV Fire Station #1 Castleton/LaSal Loop
2nd Thursday
CV-PLUC
Castle Valley Planning Land Use Committee
Community Center #2 Castle Valley Drive
1st Wednesday
CVTC
Castle Valley Town Council
Community Center #2 Castle Valley Drive
3rd Wednesday
GC Council Meeting
Grand County Council Meeting
125 East Center Street
1st & 3rd Tuesday
GCAB
Grand County Airport Board
125 East Center Street
1st Monday
GCCMD
Grand County Cemetary Maintenance District
Sunset Memorial Cemetary
2nd Tuesday
GCCOA
Grand County Council on Aging
Grand Center 182 N 500 W
2nd Monday
GCHEC
Grand County Higher Education Committee
USU Extension Office
4th Thursday
GCHPC
Grand County Historic Preservation Committee
Moab Library 257 E. Center St.
2nd Thursday Qtrly
GCLB
Grand County Library Board
257 East Center Street
3rd Wednesday
GCPC
Grand County Planning Commission
125 East Center Street
2nd & 4th Wednesday
GCRSSD
Grand County Recreation Special Service District
217 East Center Street
3rd Wednesday
GCSDBE
Grand County School District Board of Education
264 South 400 East
3rd Wednesday
GCSWSSD
Grand County Solid Waste Special Service District
100 Sand Flats Road
1st Thursday
GCWB
Grand County Weed Board
Grand Center 182 N 500 W
1st Monday
GWSSA
Grand Water & Sewer Service Agency
3025 East Spanish Trail Road
1st & 3rd Thursday
HASUB
Housing Authority of Southeaster Utah Board
City Council Chambers 217 E. Center
2nd Wednesday
LPC
Legislative Policy Committee
Utah Local Governments Trust No. SLC
3rd Monday
MARC
Moab Arts and Recreation Center Advisory Board
111 E. 100 North
1st Thursday
MATCAB
Moab Area Travel Council Advisory Board
125 East Center Street
4th Thursday
MC Council Meeting
Moab City Council Meeting
217 East Center Street
2nd & 4th Tuesday
MCPC
Moab City Planning Commission
217 East Center Street
2nd & 4th Thursday
MMAD
Moab Mosquito Abatement Distrcit
1000 East Sand Flats Road
1st Thursday
MTPSC
Moab Tailings Project Steering Company
County Council Chanbers 125 E. Center
4th Tuesday Qtrly
MVFPD
Moab Valley Fire Protection District Commission
Moab Fire Department 45 South 100 East
2nd Tuesday
SEUALG
South Eastern Utah Association of Local Government
Price
2nd Thursday
SEUDHD
South Eastern Utah District Health Department
Green River City Offices
2nd Tuesday
SFSC
Sand Flats Stewardship Committee
885 S. Sand Flats Road
2nd Thursday
TRAIL MIX
Trail Mix
Grand Center 182 N 500 W
2nd Tuesday noon
TSSD
Thompson Special Service District
Thompson Springs Fire Station
2nd Wednesday
TSSFD
Thompson Special Service Fire District
Thompson Springs Fire Station
2nd Thursday
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Moab City Recorder's Office
City of Moab
217 East Center Street
Moab, Utah 84532
Main Number (435) 259-5121
Fax Number (435) 259-4135
www.moabcity.org
Moab City Council
Regular Council Meeting
City Council Chambers
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
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6:30 p.m. PRE -COUNCIL WORKSHOP
(This will include a 15 minute video)
7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SECTION 1: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
SECTION 2: CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
SECTION 3: DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES
3-1 Community Development Department
3 2 Engineering Department
3 3 Planning Department
3 4 Police Department
3 5 Public Works Department
SECTION 4:
SECTION 5:
PRESENTATIONS
4-1 Presentation of the Mayor's Student Citizenship of the Month Award for
December 2012 and January 2013 for Helen M. Knight School
4 2 Presentation Regarding Negro Bill Canyon
NEW BUSINESS
5-1 Approval of the Project for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small
Cities Program for Program Year 2013
5 2 Award of the Website Redesign and Implementation Project
5 3 Approval of the Website Redesign and Implementation Project Contract
54 Approval of Proposed Ordinance #2013-02 - An Ordinance Amending the City
of Moab Municipal Code, Title 16.00 Subdivisions, and Especially Section
16.12.030, Existing Conditions
5 5 Approval of Proposed Ordinance #2013-03 - An Ordinance Amending the City
of Moab Municipal Code, Title 17.00 Zoning, and Especially Section 17.09.660,
Site Plan Required
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5-6 Approval of Proposed Ordinance #2013-04 — An Ordinance Amending the City
of Moab Municipal Code, Title 17.09.660, Site Plan -Required, Clarifying the
Specific Elements of a Floor Plan
5-7 Approval of a Moved -on Structure Permit for Steven Lucarelli and Carrie Finn,
d.b.a. Quesadilla Mobilla, Located at 83 South Main Street to Conduct a Mobile
Food Truck from February 16 to September 16, 2013
5 8 Request by Moab Pride Festival for Approval of an Amplified Music Event at
Old City Park on September 28, 2013
SECTION 6: READING OF CORRESPONDENCE
SECTION 7: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
SECTION 8: REPORT ON CITY/COUNTY COOPERATION
SECTION 9: MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
SECTION 10: APPROVAL OF BILLS AGAINST THE CITY OF MOAB
SECTION 11: ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting
should notify the Recorder's Office at 217 East Center Street, Moab, Utah 84532; or phone (435) 259-5121 at least three
(3) working days prior to the meeting. Check our website for updates at: www.moabcity.org
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" We tell stories not for revenge, but to find our place in the world"- Ousmane Sembene.
An argument that has been put forward that "Negro" is merely the word "black" in Spanish, so why is it
derogatory to have it in the name of one of our geographic features? In this letter I would like to explain
why it is indeed derogatory, so that our city, county and federal governments will agree to terminate its
use.
Purposely disseminating inaccurate information about Africans was the first step employed to fulfill the
slave traders need for a convincing and crafty marketing package.
The slave traders justified the sale into slavery, a group of people named by the Spanish and
Portuguese slave traders as "Negroes" or black, however, black and Negro were also associated with
bad luck, mystery, evil, and dead. The Spanish language is based on Latin which is classical Greek. Negro
comes from the root word necro which is Greek for dead. Necro also meant magic, which black magic
was practiced in ancient Africa.
When the Greeks landed in Egypt 2500 years ago, they observed the Egyptian and African cultures,
which believed life existed beyond the grave," a life after death."
The return of Greeks to Europe, led to distorted stories of black skinned people who worshipped death.
Hundreds of years later Spanish and Portuguese arrived in Africa and this is when the Spanish slave
traders juxtaposed other meanings to necro other than "dead," such as black, bad luck, mysterious. The
word evolved to Negro. The creation and purpose was to justify selling and enslaving a race of people. It
was a marketing package that dehumanized a culture.
Europe, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Asia, each of these countries and continents identify an ethnic
background in their titles, these titles tell what type of people live in these places, but there is no land
called Negro. There is no Negroland. Negro is rooted with death, Negro is Spanish, and Negroland does
not exist. A land that does not exist has no people. Being renamed by the very people who sold them
into slavery is in itself wrong. This is why negro is offensive.
The other purposed effect of this relabeling was to kill the history, to erase a language, to indoctrinate
and reform the captured for slavery. The Spanish traders and slave buyers knew if the slaves had
awareness of themselves and their cultural history, they would not make a good product.
Disinformation was the platform established early on in the African life in America. After the end of
slavery, negative stereotype, the sub human status, and the lack of truth, is the body of Jim Crow, as it is
used to incite fear, separate, lynch, punish and to minimize the significance of the existence of freed
slaves. This culture of disinformation parallels, intersects, and surrounds the story of William Grandstaff
and his existence in Moab Utah.
One of the significant parts of the Grandstaff story is about the loss of African slave history and the norm
in America to minimize the life of American slaves who are also important to the American story, African
Americans know little of their ancestors because of the cultural installment of apathy, disinformation
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and a infrastructure that did not support record keeping for slaves. Most people of African descent in
America can't trace their family tree with much depth.
757 places in our country that at one time were named "nigger"_ fill in the blank. But even some of
those labels are strangely non-traditional in the sense some of the racially named landmarks are not in
reference to Africans directly, although, still using nigger to describe areas that related to or used by
groups such as Irish immigrants or native Americans.
The absence of the racial reference to William Grandstaff will not diminish the accuracy of who he is.
We would never amend the titles of the presidents who owned slaves to reflect historical accuracy.
The year Grandstaff arrived in Moab is the very same year the "Compromise of 1877" was made. It
basically said the federal government would no longer protect the civil rights of freed slaves. To say his
story is insignificant is to perpetuate the purpose of Jim Crow. This is a story of an American trying to
find peace and prosperity in the midst of hate and violence. This should be a tale of inspiration to
anyone, black or white, because he is an American.
Louis Williams
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The Life of
William Grandstaff
It is said that no one really knew where he had come from. He arrived in Moab in 1877
and when, in 1881, he rode his horse out of his canyon, abandoning his 40 head of
cattle and his home, no one really knew where he went. 20 years after fleeing the Moab
area for fear of his life, William Grandstaff died alone in a cabin on Red Mountain,
overlooking Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Many know of the stunning trail a few miles outside of Moab on Hwy 128, currently
named "Negro Bill Canyon". Those who read the sign at the trailhead know only that
William Gran(d)staff was one of the first non-native settlers in the Moab area, One
could further assume that he was a black man, given the derogatory name of the
canyon, however, he was actually a mixed race cowboy, probably half black and half
native american.
We now know he was born in 1840 to parents who came from Louisiana He lived in
Alabama and Virginia. Although it would be easy to assume that anyone born in the
south in the early 1800's would have been born into slavery, the records neither confirm
or deny this to be a fact. Either way, what is certain is that a man with any African
American blood had more than a few hurdles to navigate in those times. After the
emancipation proclamation of 1862/3, and the signing of the thirteenth amendment in
1865, which abolished slavery in the United States, William eventually made his way to
Moab, Utah, arriving with a man named Frenchie. They occupied the deserted Elk
Mountain Mission Fort, which had been built by Mormons and abandoned in 1855 after
an attack by the Ute Indians.
William and Frenchie came with one burro between them for their camp equipment and
combined resources to eke out a primitive existence; however they were not good
friends There was a time when Frenchie was shooting at William. Another early settler
of the time, J. H. Shafer, saved William's life by knocking the gun out of Frenchie's
hand.
While in Moab from 1877 to 1881, Grandstaff was a prospector, a farmer, a
homesteader, and a rancher. He built two ice houses east of the fort both of which are
still standing, as well as a cabin where he lived in his canyon.
He stayed in his small cabin at his ranch in the canyon until just after the Indian uprising
known as the Pinhook Massacre of 1881. After more than a dozen settlers were killed,
Grandstaff feared that he might be blamed by the townspeople, as some had accused
him of selling whiskey to the natives and "stirring up the troubles". Before he retreated
he told a friend, "The men are gathering guns to go on the mountain to hunt Indians, but
I think I'm the Indian they are after".
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Three years after retreating from his homestead in the canyon, the former landowner
and rancher was spotted shining shoes for a living in Salida, Colorado by Art Taylor,
another of the early settlers of Moab. William told Art the story of his hasty departure
from Moab. He said that he had ridden his horse to Cane Springs, Colorado, where an
accident caused his horse a broken leg. After shooting the horse, he then walked to
Salida, where he lived for a few years.
By mid-1885 he appeared in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and began claiming ditch
water rights and laying claims to gold mines. He owned a saloon just west of town,
named "Grandstaff Landing", which he sold in 1887 for $675.
On the other side of Independence Pass, the mining town of Leadville, Colorado seems
to have been his home for a couple of years. There, according to the Aspen Daily
Times, he was nominated for constable on the Independent ticket in 1889.
Then this adventurer traveled to California and while there in 1891, finally married at the
age 51. Rebecca Grandstaff became a co-owner of at least one of his claims in
Glenwood Springs, but unfortunately died in California in 1895.
Between 1892 and 1901, William continued actively prospecting for gold and laying
mining claims, in the hills west of Glenwood Springs. He had located a number of
claims which he was sure were going to make him a rich man, and only came into town
when his food and supplies were exhausted.
One day, in the summer of 1901, his friends noticed that he had not returned to town for
a longer time than usual, and remembering that he had been in poor health, a young
boy was dispatched to his cabin on Red Mountain to check on him. He was found
dead, lying on a bed of pine boughs.
Many friends then climbed the hill for a burial service, after which his cabin was burned
to the ground. A cross was then constructed from a tree to mark Grandstaff's grave and
as a reminder of the old black gentleman.
This cross, fashioned for William Grandstaff, is a precursor to the current "Red Mountain
Cross" which overlooks Glenwood Springs, sparkling with lights on holidays.
compiled by Samagra Melville
303-443-9984
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THE LIFE OF WILLIAM GRANDSTAFF
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Van Cott, John W., Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of
Geographic Names, University of Utah Press, 1991.
McCourt, Tom, The Moab Story From Cowpokes to Bike Spokes, Boulder, Colorado,
Johnson Books, 2007.
Carter, Kate B., Our Pioneer Heritage, Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City,
Utah,
1880 Census document, Emery County (includes that which is currently Grand County),
Utah
1900 Census document, East Glenwood, Colorado
Frontier Historical Society and Museum, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Black American West History Museum, Denver, Colorado,
Aspen Daily Times (Aspen, Colorado), Leadville News, Sunday, October 13, 1889,
Page 1, Front page
Glenwood Post (Glenwood Springs, Colorado), Gruesome Find, Saturday, August 24,
1901, Page 1, Front page
Soncarty, Willa, Post Independent (Glenwood Springs, Colorado), Red Mountain Cross
Began as a Simple Reminder, Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
http://www.postindependent.com/article/20071127/COMM UN ITY/111270012
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He died alone in a cabin outside of Glenwood Springs in late spring or early summer,
1901. Glenwood Post newspaper article Aug 24, 1901 http://www.trainorders.com/
discussion/read.php?11.1625270
There was a cross erected at the time of his death on Red Mountain. The existing cross
over Glenwood Springs evolved from the cross for William Grandstaff. http://
www.postindependent.com/article/20071127/COMMUNITY/111270012
I am currently working on a connection to a William Grandstaff of the Black Brigade of
Cincinnati in 1962, but can't guarantee that to be correct yet.
http://lestweforget.hamptonu.edu/page.cfm?uuid=9FEC2E52-0533-D768-
AC641 E3AA420010F
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From Negro to Man- William J. Grandstaff
Construction has commenced on multi -million dollar improvements to Moab's bike path.
This project will link the Town of Moab to Negro Bill Canyon and the Porcupine Rim
Trail, two of the most famous hiking and biking trails in the area. In this time of
expansion and growth of Moab's trail system, especially along the River Road, Moab
must reexamine the name "Negro Bill Canyon" and rename this popular hiking trail. By
renaming Negro Bill Canyon as Grandstaff Canyon (and correcting the spelling of the
nearby Granstaff Campground), we still acknowledge its history, while respecting the
man: William J. Grandstaff.
Moab's breathtaking landscape and trails famous for biking, hiking, and jeeping bring
visitors from all over the world. And, recent new improvements, including the paved bike
path along the River Road; the Pipedream trail; Anonymous Park; and various less -
technical Bar M Ranch trails north of town will only ensure more and more visitors spend
time in the Moab area.
When tourists hear of the Negro Bill Canyon trail, they often ask "why is it called that?"
incredulously. The question should be not why, but for whom is the trail named. Its
name should reflect the man and his impact on the area, not just his race.
The new bike path will closely follows the same trail that one of Moab's first non-native
settlers travelled. William Grandstaff, the area's first black settler and likely freed slave
from the South, used this route to corral his cattle three miles up the river to the
magnificent canyon now shamefully named Negro Bill Canyon from 1877 to 1881.
Some local historians claim that Grandstaff referred to himself as "Nigger Bill;" however,
the evidence fails to demonstrate that Grandstaff used this nickname or defined himself
by his race. Nor is it important.
More likely, Moab's early settlors named Grandstaff "Nigger Bill" in the late 1800s and
that name stuck with him in Utah. However, Grandstaff did not use the nickname in
Colorado, where he moved in his later years. The records on file at the Frontier
Historical Museum in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; the 1880 Census in Emery County,
Utah and the 1900 Census in Garfield County, Colorado; and the three articles published
about him in Colorado papers refer to him only by his full name, William Grandstaff,
without emphasizing his race.
The Frontier Historical Museum maintains detailed record -keeping about Grandstaff
because as one staff explained "we love all of our pioneers." There is no emphasis
there on Grandstaf's legacy being defined by his race. Instead, Grandstaf's Colorado
history revolves around his efforts prospecting in the area; his involvement in a local
saloon, the Grandstaff Landing; his nomination as a constable in a local election; and his
warm relationship with his community there.
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Further, the nickname Nigger Bill is not referred to in the only three published articles
about him in the region: an article describing his nomination as an independent
candidate for constable in 1889 in a Leadville newspaper, and his death notices in 1901
in the Glenwood Springs Post and Avalanche Echo. In fact, his death notice and
honorable burial made the front page of the Glenwood Springs Post on August 24, 1901,
which story was heartfelt and respectful. As described in the Post, Grandstaff's death on
Red Mountain in Glenwood Springs was discovered after he had not been seen in town
for several days. The Glenwood Springs community sent someone to look for William
not "Nigger Bill." Upon his burial, the community erected a cross in his honor to mark his
grave, which cross was the precursor to the current large cross high up on Red
Mountain visible throughout the town of Glenwood Springs.
In the 1960s, the U.S. Geological Survey renamed the canyon from "Nigger Bill" to
"Negro Bill Canyon." This action followed similar efforts for several other locations in
Utah and another 100+ locations across the U.S. that bore the racial label "Nigger" in the
1960s. This reexamination of the name was appropriate for the 1960s, but it is no longer
enough. This Canyon, like each of the landmarks whose name includes the term
"Negro," was named for a person and in honor of his or her legacy. These Americans,
each with their own story, are unique and interesting outside of the color of their skin.
Ultimately, we have achieved nothing more than replacing one racial handle for another.
And, the Moab community should feel uncomfortable perpetuating the nickname Negro
Bill in 2013.
Through the years, there have been efforts to change the name of Negro Bill Canyon to
"Brother Bill" or "Black Bill Canyon," to remove the offense "Negro" term but retain the
emphasis on race. Instead, we should choose a name which tells William Grandstaffs
story and honors the man.
In 1999 or 2001, some local citizens requested the USGS rename the trail Grandstaff
Canyon. However, the USGS turned down this request, citing lack of community
support. In addition, at that time, the Salt Lake NAACP and a black history professor
from the University of Utah spoke in support of keeping "Negro Bill Canyon," to preserve
the racial identity of Grandstaffs history. Because the Moab community did not, as a
whole, vocalize support for the name change, the USGS and County Council were
heavily influenced by the input of the SLC NAACP's comments and denied the request.
The NAACP's voice is important, but it should not control over the desires of the Moab
Community. And, it is time to reexamine this issue again, in this supposed post -race
era. Using the term "Negro" in a historical landmark is inappropriate and embarrasses
the Moab community. Moab is an international destination and should show its visitors
respect for all people. Moab need not perpetuate racial labels in lieu of true stories that
belong in the fabric of our country's history.
In 2008, the BLM chose not to perpetuate the offensive use of the term "Negro" and
named its new campground just northeast of Negro Bill Canyon "Granstaff
Campground" instead. In doing so, the BLM rightly rejected the notion that history must
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be preserved through the continued use of an inappropriate moniker, but it used the
local spelling of William Grandstaff's last name instead of the true spelling. William
Grandstaff himself spelled his name with a "d" on the 1880 Emery County census and
after at least 1881, when he left Moab, he spelled his name with a "d" on every legal
document recorded in Colorado, including various documents related to his 4 mining
claims in the Hot Springs Mining District in Colorado and the bill of sale for his saloon,
Grandstaff Landing in Garfield County, Colorado. History does not reflect why his name
was spelled Granstaff during his four years in Moab but, any effort to honor William
Grandstaff must include the correct spelling of his name.
The best way to honor one of our first pioneers, a strong man that overcame challenge
and adversity in the South and became well -loved out West, is to tell his story, change
the name of the trail to Grandstaff Canyon, correct the misspelling of Grandstaff
Campground, and place an updated biography of one of Moab's first settlers at the
trailhead.
Please submit letters in support of the USGS Application to Change Name to each of the
following agencies, and spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and by email:
USGS/Board of Geographic Names:
BGNEXEC@usgs.gov
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
MS 523
Reston, Virginia 20191-0523
BLM:
UT_Moab_Comments@blm.gov
Moab Field Office
82 West Dogwood
Moab, Utah 84532
Grand County Council:
council@grandcountyutah.net
125 E. Center Street
Moab, Utah 84532
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Publication: Glenwood Post (Glenwood Springs, Garfield County); Date: Aug 24, 1901; Section: Front page; Page: 1
Activerieoer
1 GRUESOME FIND.
lirandstafl', tho t'raspestnr,lllex Alnuo
In Cabin in 'Might of (Den wood.
1Villlnm Urn(datatf, the colored pros-
pector, who furSeiiernl years has pros-
pected thn hills west of town and lo-
cated a number of &alms which he in -
skied contained fshuloaa riehee, wets,
found dead last Monday in hie solitary
cabin ht tho tup of lied mountain and
in plain view of Ulenwum! Springs. The
cld follow tar tavern! ilium has spent
much or ids time nt hie claims, coming
to town oneaniunnlly and working lung
enough to seeuro anotbor stook of pro-
vtaione, when lit, could gn bank to cite
MLitt cabin on the uoaoetnln top and
thorn moon until the °utilities were
exlwoated and IleceeNily (whin drove
bun lutak la town. 1'bls precarious
existence hit ban foltoteed lu his hertrrla
for gold for Una post right years, bring
the moat. of the 11ms tbo life of a her.
ant no Wu rat hillside. nod the bleak
c.tbl of the motor nod the hot rays of
summer were alike to UrnndelalT we
long it. Worn tea,* a vomit eupply In the
cabin larder.
For tho pest few mouths Grnndetulf
has been lu pour health end his friends
Levu advised him to go to tho county
hospital, but thin lie declined 4 do and
about nine weeks ago feeling somewhat
recovered from Its dinette, he attain
sought hie hortuiingo camp on tho bhl-
elde.
Not returning us Boon as expected,
the colored men of the town became
frightened and coovoyod their fears to
Mondial W eldenhononer, who diepatolt-
od George Kinney to the cabin to re-
port Grandetnre cooditioa. George
found Graudetatr e body lying on a bed
of pine boughs with every indication
Dist the man bud beau dead for several
weeks. Wednesday, Justice Redden,
repreeentiog Coroner ilotopp, who is
absent from the city, with difficulty
made his way up the hill to Graodetsff'e
dugout for the pnrpase of olt>anmy view•
Mg the body na requlrud by law. Rev.
Duffle, Dr. Dean, F. E. Sommers, nob t
Feeley and William (Deacon) Jones,
completed the-1171Yr The body wits In
no advanced sutra of docomposition and
was burled under a great one troo Joel
outside tho cnbm door.
After alto burial the cabin wait set on
tiro and the emuko arising therefrom
was plainly visible from Glenwood.
Mr. Redden rotates a touching Incl-
dent in connotation with the burial.
Deacon Jones after assisting in digging
the grave, quiotly wandered awny from
the bnlnntm of the party, and pat as
Mr. Uullb was about to bogin tho burial
wormy, Donne reappeared and In n very
unubtruslvs manner gently pieced upon
the coffin of hie friend n baguet of bean•
!Rut wild !lowers. This Ilttlonot of ea.
team was so In contrnat to.tlto outer
unfortunnto conditions that it brought
the Warr to the oyes of tho onlookers,
who mutolycnnplutod the burial and
returned home bnitruaseel with thu bona•
ly of Ude touching ovidence of brother•
ly ndectlnn.
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564 Ow,. PIONEER HERITAGE
up on the Company for the first time in its history. It was brought
back to a dividend paying stock in 1942. The stock had increased
greatly for its 250 stockholders.
After twenty years of efficient management by Walter Dansie
financier Kendall Garff and David L. Freed purchased the majority
of the stock and reorganized the company, in October 1965. Th..-
officers are Kendall Garff, president; David L. Freed, vice presi-
dent and David A. Robinson, secretary -treasurer, and Dr, J. Bell,
general manager. D.U.P. File
EARLY STOCKMEN OF GRAND COUNTY, UTAH
Generally, Grand County is a very arid and broken country
pocketed here and there with fertile valleys. This arid country grows
an abundance of desert grass that is very good for cattle and sheen.
Two men, George and Silas Green, came to Grand Valley, which
is now Moab, in about 1874 or 187S. They brought their cattle to
range in the valley, and lived near where the old stone fort was built -
by the Mormon missionaries in 185S. The Inclians were not friendly
so the missionaries had left the area. The Green brothers were not
heard of again after they reached the valley, and it was generally
supposed they had been killed by Indians. In 1875 Cristen Taylor
brought a herd of cattle into what is now Moab Valley. Shortly
after this the Ute Indians drove them from the valley. Taylor returned
to Moab in 1879, from which time is dated the first permanen=
settlement.
Gilmore (Ink) Harris, when a boy of fourteen years in 1876,
came to Grand County as a horse wrangler for cowboys, bringinz.
in a herd of cattle. They had to swim the Green River. He liked
the country, so while still in his teens he came back and homesteads
land in Elgin. Some of the cowboys who came to Elgin about tc`
time were Larsen Nash, Albert Mays, Oscar and Boy Turner; aim:.,
two Englishmen, Arthur and Harry Ballard, had cattle on the Bo
Cliffs.
In 1877 William Granstaf f (Nigger Bill) a big, robust mulatto.
wandered into Moab Valley. rust where he came from no one ever
knew for sure. With him was a little Frenchman and a small
of cattle with various brands. Renegade that he proved to be, Niger`':
Bill was an enterprising one. He drove his cattle up the Coloraa
River a few miles until he came across a wash of clear mounts
water with grass lining the banks for miles upstream. On tbi
settled his cows. Then he returned to the valley and planted ells*
only seed he had, which was squash.
The Tom Ray, Cornelius Maxwell and William McCarty fami
brought cattle into. the valley in the fall of 1877. They stayed here al
short time and then traveled on to La Sal, Utah. Philander 1,12:c c ,>°" ,
and Billy McCarty drove the cattle. In 1878 A. G. Wilson, his
sons, Ervin S. and Alfred, came into Moab Valley with a herd of catrk:
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