In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef; after years of conflict over his quarry, the government took his property for $400,000 and razed the lodge and station
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August 15, 2026
In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef A long-running legal and land rights dispute between the U.S. government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a…