Myton

In 1866-7, the U. S. Army made a road to Price and a bridge across the Duchesne River. At this point, Henderson’s Indian Trading Post, Caldwell’s Stage Station, and a blacksmith shop were erected. In 1905, the Army surveyed a townsite named for H. P. Myton, superintendent of Indian Affairs. It became a booming frontier gateway with hotels, a bank, a flower mill, and the newspaper “The Uintah Chiefton.” Homesteaders started churches, a school, a theater, and sports. Hayden Calvert was the first town board president, and Wm. Zowe was postmaster.

Myton, Utah · United States