THE MAKING OF UTAH'S TWENTY-EIGHTH COUNTY
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After a generation of grubbing out sagebrush and developing irrigation canals and laterals, the upper county of Mountain Home became lush and fertile. (lohn D. Barton) Many Ute tribal m e m b e r s living in the county belong to the Native American church. In addition to this more "formal" spiritual practice, some tribal members continue to maintain strong ties to ceremonies and traditions which provide them strong spiritual and healing relationships. In the mid-1990s Roosevelt is home to 4,500 people and serves as the commercial and educational center of the area. Educational opportunities include classes at the Uintah Basin Area Technology Center and Utah State University's Uintah Basin Branch Campus, which are discussed in more detail in a later chapter. Roosevelt is also home of the only hospital in the county—the Uintah Basin Medical Center—which is also examined in more detail later.
Duchesne The community of Duchesne is located just above the junction of the Strawberry and Duchesne rivers in the central part of the county. The city of Duchesne's geographical location is also at the m o u t h of Indian Canyon and on present-day U.S. Highway 191,
