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  Historic Bluff Utah | Utah.com
Nestled between dramatic 300-foot sandstone cliffs and the San Juan River, lies the small community of Bluff, Utah.
Bluff City was established in 1880 by a group of Mormon pioneers called to colonize the San Juan River area of southeastern Utah.
The Bluff settlers had to accomplish an arduous 180-mile, five-month long winter trek through the rugged country of southeastern Utah to arrive at their destination.
www1.utah.com /culture/bluff.htm   (502 words)

  
  Historic Bluff Utah | Utah.com
Nestled between dramatic 300-foot sandstone cliffs and the San Juan River, lies the small community of Bluff, Utah.
Bluff City was established in 1880 by a group of Mormon pioneers called to colonize the San Juan River area of southeastern Utah.
The Bluff settlers had to accomplish an arduous 180-mile, five-month long winter trek through the rugged country of southeastern Utah to arrive at their destination.
www.utah.com /culture/bluff.htm   (502 words)

  
  Sonoran Institute | Case Studies | Bluff, Utah
The area where Bluff now sits, at the confluence of the San Juan River and Cottonwood Wash in the "Four Corners" region, was inhabited by the Anasazi since before the twelfth century.
Bluff was the first Mormon settlement southeast of the Colorado River and remains a small ranching and agricultural community of roughly 300 people.
Bluff voters rejected a lagoon system for wastewater treatment because of expense, water loss due to evaporation, and excess capacity which could induce unwanted high-density development.
www.sonoran.org /resources/casestudies/si_case_bluff.html   (778 words)

  
 Bluff, Utah
Bluff is a town located in San Juan County, Utah.
Bluff is located at 37°17'1" North, 109°33'10" West (37.283696, -109.552871)
Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.7% are under the age of 18 and 25.0% are 65 or older.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bl/Bluff,_Utah.html   (348 words)

  
 Utah Web Page
Welcome to the Utah real estate and relocation center where you can find homes, condos, new home builders and commercial investment property.
And, you can BLOG any city in Utah, blog with the residents about real estate values, jobs, health care and even politics.
The weather for Salt Lake City, Utah is reported by a local weather station using a combination of TAF and METAR reports from airports and weather stations in the area (ICAO).
utahwebpage.com   (239 words)

  
 Articles - Bluff Utah | Utah.com
Sunset in Bluff is accompanied by the sounds of a barking dog and dinner plates being passed.
Bluff is so far from everywhere that if you aren't where you need to be by now, you likely won't get there tonight, anyway.
Bluff is in the heart of quiet country that seems at times to want to scream, it is so quiet and powerful.
www.utah.com /schmerker/2000/bluff.htm   (996 words)

  
 Land of Red Sandstone Cliffs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Bluff was not settled merely to establish first claims on a desirable valley....Bluff was settled primarily to secure the San Juan area for the Mormon people and Territory of Utah (Hurst 3).
Bluff had come of age in the nineties: by 1896 the old log school had been torn down and the 'new hygiene' was being taught to the ladies (Hurst 27)
Bluff was one of the wealthiest towns in Utah, per capita, of its time.
www.sanjuan.k12.ut.us /sjsample/BLUFF/holeinro.htm   (2304 words)

  
 Bluff Utah Road Logs Home Page
Bluff attracted national attention in 1915 during what Forbes Parkhill called "the last of the Indian wars." He tells the story with a straight face, but it is almost a comedy - rather like a Coen brothers movie (the creators of the movie Fargo).
He arrived at Bluff in a snow storm in the middle of the night and began to deploy his posse around the rim of the canyon where Polk was camped.
Butler Wash just west of Bluff may have held fields where the Anasazi once grew corn and beans, but since that fateful decade there are deep gullies that hinder hikers on their way to comb Ridge.
www.fourcornerssw.com /bluff.html   (3373 words)

  
 earth_home: University of Utah News Release: July 13, 2004
July 13, 2004 -- A home University of Utah architecture graduate students built for Rosie Joe and her family in Bluff, Utah, a small town located in the San Juan River Valley, will be dedicated in a Navajo ceremony on Sunday, July 18, at noon.
The site, located in southwestern Utah, is 273 miles from Salt Lake City and can be reached by traveling 16 miles south of Bluff, on Highway 191, then five miles east on San Juan County Road 443.
Bluff's rural location brought challenges to Louis' students' most recent project-extreme heat and cold and no electrical power for tools.
www.utah.edu /unews/releases/04/jul/earth_home.html   (711 words)

  
 Bluff, Utah Travel & Vacation Guide
Bluff is a small community of 340 people along the San Juan River in the southeastern corner of Utah.
Bluff has several small motels, a few campgrounds, a selection of restaurants and a few service stations, grocery stores and shops.
Bluff is on Hwy 163/191 about 26 miles south of Blanding and 45 miles northeast of Monument Valley.
www.go-utah.com /bluff   (95 words)

  
 Bluff Drug Rehab Low Cost Drug Rehabs Bluff Utah sober living treatment centers
The short term goal of a low cost drug rehab in Bluff, Utah is to help the individual through detox and withdrawal from drugs in addition to improving their ability to function in society again.
In the past, halfway houses in Bluff, Utah were found in the less desirable parts of town surrounded by drugs and crime.
Matching Bluff, Utah drug addiction treatment settings and services to each individual's particular problems and needs is critical to his or her ultimate success.
newlifecentersf.com /city.php/Bluff/Utah   (3614 words)

  
 Bluff, UT - Utah Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving Bluff , UT ...
Bluff, Utah Florists have been brought to you by Flower Shop Network, a directory of United States and Canadian florists.
It is vitally important that you provide Bluff, Utah Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
When placing an order for Delivery in Bluff, Utah, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
www.flowershopnetwork.com /directory/UtahFlorists/Bluff.php   (817 words)

  
 State of Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
The farm is also the last of the once-extensive fields that surrounded the historic Mormon pioneer village of Bluff, which was founded by the "Hole-in-the-rock" pioneers of 1880.
A partnership comprised of The Bluff City Historic Preservation Association (BCHPA), The Utah Quality Growth Commission (QGC), the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), and The Nature Conservancy of Utah today announced the purchase of a conservation easement on the farm in southern San Juan County.
Curtis also sold a separate conservation easement to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food at a price that is generally the difference between the agriculture value and the value that a developer would pay for the land.
ag.utah.gov /pressrel/bluff2.html   (562 words)

  
 Kokopelli Inn in Bluff, Utah
The community of Bluff is tiny but full of life.
Located 50 miles north of Monument Valley in the heart of Utah's Canyon Counrty, the Kokopelli Inn is the perfect place to spend the night and explore the area.
Sand Island, a large panel along the cliffs of the San Juan River, is most noted for its numerous Kokopelli figures, the humped back flute player of ancient mythology.
www.canyon-country.com /flagstaff/kokopelli.htm   (365 words)

  
 Bluff, Utah Drug Rehab Alcohol Treatment Addiction Rehab Information Narconon Arrowhead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
When choosing a drug rehab center for yourself or a loved one from Bluff, Utah, it is important to become educated on the different types of drug rehab and what the end results are.
This is attributed to a number of factors, including strict precursor legislation (that was passed by the Utah Legislature in 2000), community awareness and education campaigns, and aggressive law enforcement efforts.
MDMA distribution in Utah is controlled by structured organizations with domestic sources of supply in the southwestern United States.
www.stopaddiction.com /states/utah_drug_rehab_info~Bluff.html   (2024 words)

  
 Recapture Lodge in Bluff, Utah offering lodging & travel accommodations
ecapture Lodge is tucked in the trees in the tiny oasis of Bluff, Utah (population 290), nestled between 300 foot cliffs along the San Juan River.
Bluff’s restaurants are handy to the Lodge and, in the season, a light, self-service breakfast is available in the lobby.
We are an AAA rated motel and our rates are modest, ranging from $34 to $44 for one person and $50 to $58 for a family of four.
www.llamapack.com /recap_ld.htm   (386 words)

  
 Bluff, Utah Information.  Bluff, Utah Hotels, travel, maps, bluff, utah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Bluff, Utah is located in the San Juan River Valley in southeastern Utah.
The city is unique: In Bluff, you'll find towering sandstone formations, white water rafting and floating, festivals, amazing geology, petroglyphs, fantastic people, and a verdant riparian corridor.
Blanding, Utah is about 24 miles north, Cortez, Colorado about 75 miles east, and Farmington, New Mexico is about 106 miles southeast of Bluff.
www.public.asu.edu /~bvogt/directnic/bluffutah_com.html   (64 words)

  
 AIA award: University of Utah News Release: August 26, 2005
Rosie Joe house in Bluff, Utah, designed and built by U of U graduate architecture students.
August 26, 2005 -- A home University of Utah architecture graduate students built for Rosie Joe and her family in Bluff, Utah, a small town located in the San Juan River Valley, is receiving yet another award.
Bluff’s rural location brought challenges to Louis’ students’ most recent project—extreme heat and cold and no electrical power for tools.
www.utah.edu /unews/releases/05/aug/award.html   (653 words)

  
 Bluff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluff, New Zealand, a town and seaport in the South Island
Bluff, Utah, town in San Juan County, Utah in the United States
Bluff, South Africa, is a geographical region of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, which is made up of seven suburbs: Fynnlands, King's Rest, Grosvenor, Oceanview, Brighton Beach, Wentworth and Austerville.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bluff   (178 words)

  
 Scotts Bluff National Monument - Saddle Rock Trail (U.S. National Park Service)
The spring is fed by a natural “cistern” that collects rain and snowmelt from the bluff and releases it to the surface.
The bluff is the result of eroding sediment layers.
When Scotts Bluff National Monument was established in 1919, it was believed to be the highest point in Nebraska.
www.nps.gov /scbl/planyourvisit/sadrock.htm   (703 words)

  
 State of Utah Department of Agriculture and Food   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A community landmark in Bluff, Utah will remain intact thanks to a four-year long effort by a local historic group and various private and public conservation organizations.
A partnership comprised of The Bluff City Historic Preservation Association (BCHPA), The Utah Quality Growth Commission (QGC), the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), and The Nature Conservancy of Utah today announced the purchase of a conservation easement on the farm in southern San Juan County.
Curtis also sold a separate conservation easement to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food at a price that is generally the difference between the agriculture value and the value that a developer would pay for the land.
www.ag.state.ut.us /pressrel/bluff2.html   (562 words)

  
 Archaeology, Off-Road Vehicles, and the BLM
Christmas Eve, 2004, near the town of Bluff in southeastern Utah--There was a biting chill in the afternoon air, despite cloudless sunny skies that reflected off the powdery desert sand and the red sandstone canyon walls.
That threat is well-known to the inhabitants of the picturesque town of Bluff.
Bluff is a destination for tourists en route from the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Mesa Verde in Colorado.
www.archaeology.org /online/features/southwest   (3312 words)

  
 Bluff, Utah
General Description: The view, from the cemetery, is southwest across Bluff, Utah and downstream of the San Juan River.
The scene is mostly private land extending from the photopoint to about.25 to.50 mile north of the river where BLM administered land begins.
In addition to depicting growth in Bluff, the repeat photograph shows the dramatic increase in the extent and density of large woody riparian species such as Fremont cottonwood, Gooding willow and coyote willow along the San Juan.
www.sanjuancounty.org /ps_bluff_utah.htm   (199 words)

  
 Bluff, Utah - Críticas e información sobre viajes - TripAdvisor
Ci siamo fermati a Bluff poichè abbiamo fatto una "piccola" deviazione della route 66 per arrivare alla Monument Valley.
Bluff is the most charming town is this part of Utah.
We were a family of four heading to Monument Valley and booked this hotel based on the reviews and the fact that there was't a lot of other choice around that area.
www.tripadvisor.es /AllReviews-g56937-Bluff_Utah.html   (767 words)

  
 Utah bed and breakfast, Bluff Utah, Southern Utah Lodging near Canyonlands National Park. Decker House Inn, UT
Utah bed and breakfast, Bluff Utah, Southern Utah Lodging near Canyonlands National Park.
We are located in the picturesque town of Bluff, UT, surrounded by the beautiful red rock cliffs that the desert Southwest has in abundance.
Use Bluff as a base of exploration to visit the nearby National Parks and Monuments you've heard so much about - Natural Bridges, Mesa Verde, Grand Gulch and Hovenweep and so much more.
www.petaltankstudios.com /Decker-House-Inn/index.htm   (300 words)

  
 Vista of the Year
After a serving as an AmeriCorps Volunteer in the state of Maine, Susan came to the Bluff, Utah area to do a year as and AmeriCorps VISTA and through her tireless efforts has enabled many programs to be offered to the children of Bluff, Utah that would otherwise have been unavailable.
After bringing her energy and concern to the after school program at Bluff Elementary school, conditions improved for this much underserved population of children.
The Bluff Elementary School projects also benefit from her love of nature and outdoors as she developed a curriculum related to the native plant garden and gave the Bluff Children sculpture project needed momentum.
volunteers.utah.gov /awards/VistaoftheYear.html   (297 words)

  
 History of Bluff, Utah
Bluff is on US-163 midway between Mexican Hat and Blanding.
William Hutchings of Beaver originally named the town Bluff City in reference to the prominent bluffs along the San Juan River.
Bluff City was the first Anglo-Saxon settlement in San Juan County.
www.onlineutah.com /bluffhistory.shtml   (122 words)

  
 Utah History Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Charles Redd was born in Bluff, Utah, on 8 May 1889, the sixth of eight children of Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr., and Eliza Ann Westover.
Active in politics, he was elected to three terms in the Utah Legislature (1923-31) and was a delegate to three national Republican party conventions.
He was a member of the board of trustees of Utah State University and the regional executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America.
www.media.utah.edu /UHE/r/REDD,CHARLES.html   (464 words)

  
 NPS Publications: The History of Scotts Bluff Nebraska (Trans-Continental Communication)
The stations in the Scotts Bluff region were at McArdle's ranch at Mud Springs (near modern Simla), the Chimney Rock Station 10 miles west of Bridgeport, Scotts Bluff Station five miles east of the bluff, and Lower Horse Creek Station.
Therefore, Scotts Bluff must forego all the melodrama and fame connected with the drivers, passengers, and holdups of this famous western institution.
Once under way, the Union Pacific was laid at a record-breaking rate, being opposite Ft. Kearny in 1866, to Julesburg in the spring of 1867, to Cheyenne in the fall of 1867, and completed to a juncture with the Central Pacific on May 10, 1869.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/berkeley/brand1/brand1m.htm   (1607 words)

  
 The Regional Economist
As an outreach specialist for the disposal facility, Dancer informs concerned Pine Bluff residents that she has no qualms about living close to the gates of the arsenal.
Although the Pine Bluff Arsenal would appear to be safe, "we're not taking anything for granted," says Chuck Morgan, executive vice president with Pine Bluff National Bank and a member of the Alliance's Industrial Foundation.
Pine Bluff is not unlike other towns throughout Arkansas that have witnessed manufacturing jobs dwindle in recent years.
www.stls.frb.org /publications/re/2004/a/pages/pine_bluff.html   (1595 words)

  
 Prints Old & Rare - Utah page
Two engraved views by the London Illustrated the very year the railroad was completed as the first link from East to West.
It is titled "In the San Juan Country." The print consists of seven small images of the area around Bluff City Utah.
County borders, meridians, cities, towns and even post offices are all shown on this map.
www.printsoldandrare.com /utah/index.html   (609 words)

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