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English
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Cherry Grove, the Last of the Pioneers
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Mormon Historical Studies
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2021
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
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1-37
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"The early history of the Latter-day Saints is, in large part, one of migrations from one refuge to another, beginning in upstate New York in 1830. Many Saints initially fled persecution, and later, others migrated in search of better economic opportunities. Finally, as the Church's population continued to grow, members expanded into northern Mexico and southern Alberta, Canada. Generally, leaders from Church headquarters in Salt Lake City identified and promoted these opportunities, and members went out to populate these previously unoccupied regions. To accomplish these goals, the Church provided work and financial support to some migrants, such as those who relocated to northern Mexico and some of those who migrated to Alberta around the beginning of the last century. In western Canada, others made individual decisions and took advantage of homestead legislation to obtain agricultural lands. Latter-day Saint settlers in western Canada had brought with them considerable experience in the irrigation of arid lands, and thus were generally welcomed by the Canadian government. In this article, I'll describe the journey of members in Alberta from Glenwood to Beaver Crossing (and later to Cherry Grove) in what was probably the final pioneer migration of the Saints." [Author]
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