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'Uinta Basin' Spelling Rule:

If we are geographically speaking, the Uinta Basin should always be spelled without the 'h', regardless of how it is used -- whether used by itself or used as part of a larger name!  The spelling for Uinta Basin (without the 'h') was established by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal agency in the 1800s, to be used when referring to geographic features.  You will notice that there are several misuses of spelling in names where Uinta Basin is part of a larger name or when referring to the Uinta Basin itself.  In these instances, the Uinta Basin (without the 'h') is being called my the wrong name and ultimately only planting false information. 
While we call the human part of the Basin, Uintah with an H, we should still remember that the basin itself, as a landform, should be spelled Uinta. (More)

IN THE MUSEUM
The Uintah County Heritage Museum has made available - for your benefit! - several informational flyers highlighting topics specific to the Uintah County Heritage Museum artifacts, local folklore, and the greater Uinta Basin area. They include:

Chief Ouray

First Lady Dolls Brochure

Fort Duchesne

Josie Bassett -- Jensen's Remarkable Woman Rancher

Just Who was the Outlaw Queen, Etta Place?

Native American Petroglyphs and Pictographs

Pioneer's Cost of Living Versus Today's

Talk Like a Utahn

Uinta or Uintah: What are the Rules?

Uintah Railway: the most Crooked Railroad in the West

Utah Streets -- the Grid System

Utah, the Riddle Behind the Name

What is Gilsonite?

Where Did the Native Americans Get Their Beads?

Who Was Kokopelli?

All of these flyers are available as a physical copy at the Heritage Museum at 155 east Main St. Vernal, UT*