Editing Scipio, Utah (section)

== History ==

Scipio was settled in 1859. Early names included '''Round Valley''' and '''Graball''', but it was eventually named for [[S. A. Kenner|Scipio Africanus Kenner]], a young lawyer who helped the pioneers to obtain legal title to the land.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lyman | first = Edward Leo |author2=Linda King Newell |author2-link=Linda King Newell | title = A History of Millard County | series = Utah Centennial County History Series |date=January 1999 | publisher = Utah State Historical Society | location = Salt Lake City | page = 99 | isbn = 0-913738-38-7 }}</ref>

In 1861, [[George A. Smith]] organized a branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the town.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BYUIBooks/id/2694 Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]''. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1941) p. 783</ref> A Fort Scipio also existed here at one time.

There are several pioneer-style homes in the town.  Several houses are found on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. They include the [[Peter Quarnberg House]], the [[Merien and Rosabelle Robins House]], the [[Thuesen-Petersen House]] and the [[Pharo Village]] (a [[Fremont culture|Fremont]] site) south of Scipio. Also on the Historic Register is the [[Scipio Town Hall]] built in 1935 which includes a museum for the family, [[Daughters of Utah Pioneers|D.U.P.]] and a Senior Citizens Center. The Scipio Town Hall was intended for use as a town hall and as a meeting place for all civic and political functions in the community.