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Show New U.S. highway maps available featuring facinating Indian names People interested in Utah history will find the Utah State Highway map a rich source of information. The map contains many entertaining names, historical features, Biblical Bib-lical place names, names and locations from the Book of Mormon. Many communities were named after Indian tribes, French and Spanish explorers, ex-plorers, Mormon settlers and States. According to Chris S. Metos, Information Director, Utah State Department of Highways, High-ways, the 1965 State Highway map is now under production, with 400,000 copies to be printed print-ed for free distribution this year. Tucker. In the field of geometry, geome-try, there is a Circleville, an Angle, a Round Valley but not a Square. There is a Naples but not a Rome. Equestrians will be pleased to see a Pinto, a Little Pinto but there is no pony. Delighting nature lovers will be the place names of Lark, Sego, Thistle and Birdes-eye. Birdes-eye. Fishermen ,can take pride in noting the location of Trout Creek in Western Utah. And there are the communities commun-ities of Eden, Paradise, Freedom Free-dom and Liberty. Reflecting pride in their local industries are Pickleville and Sugarville There is a Rains, Hailsone and a Sunset. There is a College and also a Columbia. Dirty Devil is a river in southeastern Utah and Skull Valley is to be found in Tooele County. Mexican Hat is the site of an old ferry crossing. Presidents of the United States were honored hon-ored in the names of Fillmore, Roosevelt, Cleveland, Garfield, and Washington. There's a The list could go on and on. Select only clear open spaces to fly kites! The new map will reflect such fascinating Indian names as Hiawatha, Ibapah, Indianola and Toquerville. Selected from Biblical physiographic features are the River Jordan, Moab, Abraham, Mt. Nebo and Mt. Carmel. Honoring high ranking LDS Church officials are Brig-ham, Brig-ham, Heber, St. George and St. John. Community names from the Book of Mormon include Manti, Moroni and Nenhi. Spanish and French explorers are credited for the names of Ophir, Montezuma Creek, the Virgin River, Ogden, Provo, Duchesne, Alta, Spanish Fork and Escalante. The state's immigrants and settlers were honored in the community names of Leeds. Wales, Vernon, Holladay and the famous explorer, Fremont. The influence of the mining industry is shown in the names of Bonanza, Tintic and Dividend. Divi-dend. There is a Helper and a |