Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company account book
Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company account book
Dates: 1889-1899
Collection consists of an account book from the Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company, documenting the company's history from 1889 to 1899 in Utah.
- Extent: 1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
- Creator: Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company
- Call Number: MSS 3898
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
- English
- Alternative Format
- Digital version available online.
- Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company account book must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 3898; Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company account book; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 3898, LTPSC.
- Subject Terms
- Agriculture and Natural Resources; Irrigation--Utah--Mapleton--History--Sources; Mapleton (Utah)--History--Sources; Water and Water Rights; Water rights--Utah--Mapleton--History--Sources
- Genre / Form
- Account books
- Processing Information
- Processed; Melanie Nef; August 2008.
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS3898
- Finding Aid Title
- Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company account book
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Melanie Nef
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-03-15T14:37-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Western Waters (WWDL)Grant, 2007-2010
- Biographical Info:
Administrative History
The city of Mapleton began as an agricultural extension of nearby Springville, Utah. Water rights and availability was a central issue in Mapleton's history, as a shortage led many early settlers to leave for better farmland. However, a group of determined residents remained. Frustrated with Springville's inattention to their irrigation problems, they formed the Mapleton Canal Reservoir and Irrigation Company. Although it is unclear when the company was formed, this ledger suggests that it may have been approximately 1889. Continuing friction with Springville caused Mapleton residents to petition to become an independent town, which resulted in the creation of Mapleton on September 1, 1901.
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John Murphy
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