• Pipe Spring National Monument

    Pipe Spring

    National Monument Arizona

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Chrysothamnus Nauseaosus
Paiute families watched rabbitbrush closely as summer ended. This blossom marked the time to move to high country to gather pinyon nuts, a favorite food. Portions of the root could be chewed like gum.

 
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Deseret Alphabet

On January 19, 1854, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints adopted the Deseret alphabet. The new alphabet consisted of 38 to 40 characters and was developed mostly by George D. Watt.  It was an attempt to help simplify spelling in the English Language.