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Monticello is a city located in San Juan County, Utah, and is the county seat. It is the second most populous city in San Juan County, with a population of 1,958 at the 2000 census. The Monticello area was settled in July 1887 by pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Monticello, named in honor of Thomas Jefferson's estate,〔("Monticello," ) Utah Place Names. Van Cott, John W. Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah. University of Utah Press, 1990.〕 became the county seat in 1895 and was incorporated as a city in 1910. Monticello, along with much of San Juan County, experienced an increase in population and economic activity during the uranium boom from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.〔See Census data for this time period〕 Several uranium and vanadium mines were opened in the area, and a uranium processing mill was operated in Monticello by the Federal Government from 1948 to 1960.〔("Monticello Mill Tailings," Superfund Program ), United States Environmental Protection Agency. Accessed 28 Oct. 2009.〕 Following the uranium boom, a massive cleanup project was conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy from 1989 to 2004 to remove radioactive material from lands and buildings and to restore the land formerly occupied by the mill.〔 An 18-hole golf course, The Hideout, was built near the reclaimed site of the uranium mill using DOE cleanup funding in 2000.〔("The Hideout Golf Club," ) Forrest Richardson & Assoc. Golf Course Architects. Accessed 28 Oct. 2009.〕 The Hideout has been ranked No. 2 Golf Course in Utah〔〔("America's Best Courses for Utah," ) Golfweek Magazine, 2005. Accessed 28 Oct. 2009.〕 and the No. 23 Municipal Golf Course in the U.S.〔("Golfweek's Best Municipal Courses," ) Golfweek Magazine, May 2009. Accessed 28 Oct. 2009.〕 In 1998, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Monticello Utah Temple, the first in a series of mini temples and the 53rd temple for the church. Monticello rests at the base of the Abajo Mountains on the Colorado Plateau. ==History== The Old Spanish Trail trade route passed through the area of Monticello from 1829 into the 1850s. Monticello was one of the many cities established by Mormon pioneers in the Utah Territory, which became the State of Utah.〔 Farming, ranching, and uranium mining have all played an important role in the economy and history of the town.〔 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「Monticello, Utah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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