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Fillmore is a city and the county seat of Millard County, Utah, United States. [3] The population was 2,592 at the 2020 United States Census. It is named for the thirteenth U.S. President Millard Fillmore, who was in office when Millard County was created by the Utah Territorial legislature. [4] [5]
Nestled in the Pahvant Valley of south-central Utah, Fillmore was envisioned as Utah’s magnificent territorial capital in the geographic center of Utah Territory 148 miles south of Salt Lake City and 162 miles north of Saint George. Jesse W. Fox surveyed the town on October 28, 1851.
History of Fillmore City. On October 5, 1851, the Territorial Legislature of Utah passed a resolution providing for the organization and settlement of Millard County with the seat of government in the county, to be called Fillmore City, named after the President of the United Sates, Millard Fillmore. Later that month two companies of covered ...
The Utah Territorial Statehouse, officially Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum, is a state park in Fillmore, Utah. The museum and park preserves the original seat of government for Utah Territory before the capital was moved to Salt Lake City in 1856.
Fillmore, city, seat (1851) of Millard county, west-central Utah, U.S. It lies just west of the Pahvant Range (at an elevation of 5,061 feet [1,543 metres]), 95 miles (153 km) south-southwest of Provo. Settled in 1851, the city was named for U.S. President Millard Fillmore, who appointed Mormon.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 14, 2024 · Fillmore, Utah is often just a stop for travelers along Interstate 15. However, this small town in central Utah is home to so much more. In fact, Fillmore plays a big part in Utah’s history and much of that history is still preserved in the town today.
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Millard County (/ ˈ m ɪ l ər d / MIL-ərd) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 12,975. [2] Its county seat is Fillmore, [3] and the largest city is Delta.
