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Geopolitical place
Escalante; Garfield County; Utah
Description
Corner of old Main Street. Left to right: Barber shop, cafe, Star Dance Hall. Escalante was named after the famous Spanish explorer although Escalante never went to the valley. The valley was discovered by whites in 1866 during the Black Hawk War as cavalry traveled into the valley in pursuit of Indians. The first log cabin was built in 1876 by Philo Allen.