Prominently featured was Francis Peak, the namesake of this blog. This was the first I learned about the namesake of the peak:
Francis Peak is named for Esther Francis, a pioneer woman who settled Morgan during 1863. She surveyed the site for Morgan city, and Brigham Young suggested she he honored by naming a high peak for her.
An interesting fact is of the 10 highest Peaks in Davis County, only two are named (Thurston Peak the highest at 9,906 ft and Francis Peak, fifth highest at 9,515 ft). The Deseret News reports that all ten peaks are located from Fruit Heights northward.
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This was interesting! I didn't know where Francis Peak got its name from. Here is a link to the article.
So, the link didn't work. Here is a second try: http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650202221,00.html
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