Editing Herriman, Utah (section)

==History==

=== Founding ===
Herriman was established in 1851 by [[Henry Harriman (Mormon)|Henry Harriman]], Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, John Jay Stocking, and Robert Cowan Petty.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.herriman.org/userfiles/media/Herriman%20Cemetary%20Origal%20Settlers.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924121624/http://herriman.org/userfiles/media/Herriman%20Cemetary%20Origal%20Settlers.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A fort was established where the community garden is today. The only remnants of Fort Herriman are two black locust trees that stand near the entry to the old fort.

=== Incorporation ===
Herriman remained a small community until 1999, when concerned citizens went door to door asking people to sign a petition to be incorporated into a town. In 1998 Rose Creek Estates, developed by Watt Homes, started the first "subdivision" with the property under 1 acre. Later, Rosecrest, a land developer who acquired some rights in a large area around Herriman, started large-scale residential development.<ref>Anderton, Dave (2006) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303133029/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635174673/Buyers-are-finding-home-sweet-home-in-Rosecrest-area.html "Buyers are finding home sweet home in Rosecrest area"] ''Deseret News'' 13 January 2006</ref> Rosecrest is owned by parent company Sorenson Companies<ref>[http://www.sorensoncompanies.com "Sorenson Companies"]</ref> founded by the late [[James Sorenson|James LeVoy Sorenson]]. In 2007, Rosecrest won a lawsuit with partner land owners/developers that allowed about {{convert|4,000|acre|km2}} to be annexed out of neighboring city Bluffdale into Herriman to further expand the Rosecrest/Herriman housing projects.<ref name="Felix">Felix, Devin and Smeath, Doug (2007) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303132958/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695193841/Herriman-in-Bluffdale-out-in-land-fight.html "Herriman in, Bluffdale out in land fight"] ''Deseret News'' 21 July 2007</ref> The lawsuit stemmed from a struggle between Bluffdale city officials, strict city building requirements, and Rosecrest.<ref name="Felix" /> The addition of Rosecrest greatly increased Herriman's population and enabled the town to be turned into a city.