Candland Mountain

Some of you may have stumbled upon this when Googling our name ... Candland Mountain. Knowing that David Candland was a noteworthy individual in the history of Sanpete County, Utah I assumed the mountain was named for him. A recent finding leads me to understand that the mountain gained the name "Candland" after being owned by David's son Arthur Charles Candland (my great-grandfather). Check out this amusing exerpt from "A Nurse's Story" (the autobiography of Arthur's daughter Louise Candland Burton):

While she loved him deeply, she (mother) was aware that he had weaknesses. He would make deals for land holdings which were often in excess of what she thought was prudent ... They were sitting by a small stream when he looked up at the trees and sky and announced, "Lydia, we own everything as far as you can see. Isn't it magnificent! Two thousand acres of prime mountain land!" ... He tried to explain his reasons for acquiring this magnificent spread, "You'll see how wonderful it will be for all of us. You'll all be glad. I meant it as a kind of Valentine." ... My mother replied, "A two thousand acre valentine may be more of a problem than we can handle." ... One son eventually sold the lands to Sanpete County. The County decided to name the Valentine two thousand acres after him. It is still romantic country.