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Negro Bill no more: Board votes to change Moab canyon's name |
2017-10-13 |
[Desert News] SALT LAKE CITY ‐ The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted unanimously Thursday to change the name of Negro Bill Canyon to Grandstaff Canyon in a nod to local support for eliminating the racially offensive moniker. The canyon, a popular recreation area outside Moab, was named after William Grandstaff, a black cowboy who ran cattle in the area in the 1870s. Mary McGann, a Grand County Council member who fought for the change, praised the board's decision. "I am very pleased with what the board decided to do," she said. "It was the right thing." In 2016, the Bureau of Land Management changed out the Negro Bill Trailhead sign along the Colorado River corridor on state Route 128 north of Moab to signal its official support for a name change. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#2 Grandstaff Canyon The genital references must be a joke. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-13 10:48 |
#1 At least they are still honouring the same gentleman. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-10-13 05:18 |