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What is a community?

A community is a place that you live, work, and play.

What groups of Indians lived in the Spanish Fork area?

The Ute Indian tribe lived in the Spanish Fork area The Ute Indian tribe lived in the Spanish Fork area. They were called Utes.

Who were the first recorded white men to enter Spanish Fork?

Father Escalante and Father Dominguez were the first white men to enter Spanish Fork.

Who put Spanish Fork on the map?

John C. Freemont was a mapmaker who put Spanish Fork on a map.

What type of difficulties did the Pioneers have?

Pioneers encountered this difficulties: Few trees for homes Cold dugouts in the winter and living in their wagons in the summer Indian trouble Little food and possible famine Hauling trees from the canyon Building forts for protection from Indians