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Snow Canyon was named after Lorenzo and Erastus Snow. Incidentally, Erastus Snow is also one of the namesakes of Snowflake Arizona, which is on this list.

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One of my favorites. The nearby Virgin River was also possibly named after a Thomas Virgin rather than any wild or unmodified qualities of the river.

Jeff Flake is from Snowflake, and his great-great-grandfather was the other founder of the town.

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