(10) Manti, Utah. 200 Men and a City of Stone. Tartarian Mudflood tour.

In 1849, Brigham Young dispatched a company of about 225 settlers, consisting of several families, to the Sanpitch (now Sanpete) Valley. Under the direction of Isaac Morley and George Washington Bradley, the settlers arrived at the present location of Manti in November. They endured a severe winter by living in temporary shelters dug into the south side of the hill on which the Manti Temple now stands. Brigham Young named the new community Manti, after a city mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Manti was incorporated in 1851. The first mayor of Manti was Dan Jones. Manti served as a hub city for the settlement of other communities in the valley. ~ Wikipedia Manti Population 1860 913 1870 1,239 1880 1,748 1890 1,950 1900 2,425 1910 2,437 1920 2,412