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Clarkston is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 666 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clarkston is noted for being the last home of Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. He is buried in Clarkston and every other year a pageant commemorates his life.〔http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1784-1-1-1,00.html〕 ==History== The townsite of Clarkston was laid out in 1864. It was named for Israel J. Clark, who was an early settler and the first branch president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Clarkston.〔Jenson, Andrew. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 143〕 A Latter-day Saint ward was organized in Clarkston in the fall of 1867 with William F. Rigby as bishop.〔Jenson. ''Encyclopedic History''. p. 143〕 A brick meetinghouse was built in 1910.〔 In 1930 Clarkston had a population of 570.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clarkston, Utah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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