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
- According to historical land-management records in the National Park Service Fact Guide for Capitol Reef National Park, federal authorities bought Brimhall's private property and later ordered the demolition of a tourist lodge and petrol stat
- government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a federal buyout worth $400,000.
- The deal brought commercial activity along the park boundary to an end.
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- According to historical land-management records in the National Park Service Fact Guide for Capitol Reef National Park, federal authorities bought Brimhall's private property and later ordered the demolition of a tourist lodge and petrol stat
- government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a federal buyout worth $400,000.
- The deal brought commercial activity along the park boundary to an end.
Sources: Times of India