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3 unusual facts about Jens Nielson


Bluff, Utah

Under the direction of John Taylor, Silas S. Smith and Danish settler Jens Nielson led about 230 Mormons on expedition to start a farming community in southeastern Utah.

Jens Nielson

Nielson became industrious and fairly successful in the coastal city of Aarhus where he also owned land and livestock.

One of the theories regarding Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay robbing the Pleasant Valley Coal Company in nearby Castle Gate, is that they stayed in Huntington Creek (Utah) at the ranch of Jens Nielson, where they had been employed under the names Tom Gillis and Bert Fowler, respectively.



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