Hyrum, Utah
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The need for water leads to a State Park.
Long before the reservoir was built, settlers dug a nine-mile long canal to bring irrigation water from the Little Bear
River to area farms. With only hand tools available, they devised a crude V-shaped plow, known as a go-devil, built
from two logs joined together on one end and pulled by oxen.
Irrigating became easier in 1935 when construction of Hyrum Dam was completed. Its specific purpose was to
provide irrigation water and flood control for the farms of the fertile Cache Valley. The dam was built by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation. (The dam, reservoir and nearby ltowhn are named Hyrum Smith, brother to the founder of
the Mormon Church.)
In 1959, the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation assumed administration of the lake for recreation purposes.
This site became one of Utah's earliest state parks. Some 75,00 visitors enjoy the park's recreation facilities
annually.
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