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Property Name	Escalante Historic District
Reference Number	13000127
State	Utah
County	Garfield
Town	Escalante
Street Address	Roughly bounded by 300 North, 300 East, 300 South, 300 & 400 West Sts., Escalante, UT
Multiple Property Submission Name	N/A
Status	Listed 03/27/2013
Link to full file	http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000127.pdf

The Escalante Historic District is located in the town of Escalante, Utah, and comprises the boundaries most of the entire platted city. Escalante is a small community on the eastern side of Garfield County in south-central Utah. Ofthe 289 resources in the district, 124 (or approximately 43 percent) are contributing. The district is historically significant under Criterion A in the areas of Agriculture, Commerce, Community Planning and Development, Exploration/Settlement, and Social History, in that it reflects the evolution of Escalante from isolated settlement to thriving agricultural center to remote, economically challenged community.

 

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