Mormon farming settlement on the Fremont River in Blue Valley, Wayne County, inhabited about 1883–1919 and named for Bishop Henry Giles. Fertile soils and a long growing season supported roughly two hundred people until repeated Fremont floods wrecked irrigation. Two rock buildings and foundations remain; flash-flood risk and private ranch land still define access.
Field facts
| Region | Wayne County, UT |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38.3694, -110.8481 |
| ARPA | Artifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place. |
| County | Wayne |
| Also known as | Blue Valley |
| Named for | Bishop Henry Giles |
| Abandoned | c. 1919 (irrigation failure after floods) |
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