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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 818 Antimony (Utah) Photograph Collection, n.d. 1 fd. (8 b/w photographs and negatives) First named Coyote, Antimony is located in Garfield County, Utah. The meadowlands were used as early as 1873 for grazing but several families moved in to establish a permanent settlement in 1878. In 1880 antimony (stibnite), a metal used in alloys, was discovered in nearby Coyote Canyon, so Coyote became a mining town as well as a ranching community. In 1921 the town of Coyote was renamed Antimony after the metal mined in the area. Organizations: Kingston Flour Mill (Piute County, Utah) -- Photographs. Places: Antimony (Utah) -- Photographs. Background Background Note

First named Coyote, Antimony is located in Garfield County, Utah. The meadowlands were used as early as 1873 for grazing but several families moved in to establish a permanent settlement in 1878. In 1880 antimony (stibnite), a metal used in alloys, was discovered in nearby Coyote Canyon, so Coyote became a mining town as well as a ranching community. In 1921 the town of Coyote was renamed Antimony after the metal mined in the area.

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Antimony (Utah) Photograph Collection, n.d., Utah State Historical Society.

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Courtesy of Lane Warner. Donated by Craig Fuller.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A242). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Courtesy of Lane Warner 1 1 1 Kingston Flour Mill (Piute County, Utah) 1 1 2 Mill (Antimony Mine, Utah) 1 1 3 Early school house and students (Antimony, Utah) 1 1 4 Panorama (Antimony, Utah) 1 1 5 Dead bear (near Antimony, Utah) 1 1 6 Mineral (Antimony, Utah) 1 1 7 Brass band (Antimony, Utah) 1 1 8 Youth group (Antimony, Utah)