Bothwell is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in the
Bear River Valley in eastern
Box Elder County,
Utah
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, United States.
Description
Located on highway
State Route 102, the community is west of
Tremonton and northeast of
Thatcher.
Bothwell was founded as a
farming
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
community in 1894. It was originally named Rowville, after
Mormon pioneer William H. Rowe. It was renamed Bothwell in 1918, to honor the builders of the Bothwell Canal, a project that aided farming in the area by bringing
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has bee ...
water from the
Bear River. John R. Bothwell was president of the waterworks at that time.
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Bothwell voted to incorporate
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* Incorporation (business), the creation of a business or corporation
* Incorporation of a place, the creation of municipal corporation such as a city or county
* Incorporation (academic), awarding a degree based on the ...
as a town in 1937, in order to issue municipal bond
A municipal bond, commonly known as a muni, is a bond issued by state or local governments, or entities they create such as authorities and special districts. In the United States, interest income received by holders of municipal bonds is often ...
s to develop the culinary water system. It was disincorporated sometime in the 1960s.
See also
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Box Elder County, Utah
Unincorporated communities in Utah
Populated places established in 1894
Former towns in Utah
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