Ephraim

**Ephraim** is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 6,135 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in Sanpete County. It is the location of Snow College and is located along U.S. Route 89.

## History

The first settlement at Ephraim was made in 1854. A post office called Ephraim has been in operation since 1856. The town was named after Ephraim of the Old Testament.

## Geography

Ephraim is located in the Sanpete Valley, on the east side of the San Pitch River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km), all land.

### The Coming of the Rifts

After the Coming of the Rifts, Ephraim has become a center of technology. The high tech city has as high technology as Chi-Town. During the old west romanticizing movement, Ephraim looks old west, but the production of robot horses. Weapons, and bionics have made Ephraim the go to place for new cybernetics in this part of the New West. Also, Ephraim is the place where software for Computers continue to be written. Thought to be a lawless place, most people in Ephraim are LDS. Thus literacy rates are high here. The towns in the Sanpete valley are close.

Being a highly populated place, it's a place where D-Bees are found. Naruni, ex-dog boys: especially of the Wolf variety, and others are found here. There is even a ghetto of Grackletooths found here.

There is a major production of robot horses happening here. Although most horses are bred, Robot Horses are the rage in the New West. They can carry anyone. The robot horses produced here have Artificial Intelligence, and can speak to their owner. They are also outfitted with guns. Besides the horses of Bandito Arms, these horses use magic for power. Crystals are mined from other worlds, and brought to Ephraim for production. They are a favorite among men of magic.

### Snow College

**Snow College** is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is part of the Utah System of Higher Education.

Founded in 1888 by local citizens as Sanpete Stake Academy, the school was later renamed Snow Academy to honor Lorenzo Snow and Erastus Snow, distant cousins who were leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The initial school was built entirely with local donations, including “Sunday Eggs” (the proceeds from the sales of all eggs laid on Sunday). It is one of the oldest junior colleges west of the Mississippi. In 1917, the academy era ended and the school became Snow Normal College. In 1922, officials renamed the school Snow Junior College only to change it one year later to Snow College. The college was transferred from the LDS Church to the State of Utah in 1931.

The college had an enrollment of 5,514 students in the fall of 2018. In addition to the main (82 acres (330,000 m2)) Ephraim campus, Snow College maintains the Snow College Richfield Campus (56 acres (230,000 m2)) in Richfield, Utah.

The Utah State Board of Regents granted permission in 2016 for Snow College to offer a bachelor's degree in software engineering. Snow College, as of 2018-19, offers bachelor's degrees in commercial music and software engineering.

During the time of the Rifts, Snow College is the only higher education campus for miles around. The college has a magic program, in which it teaches new techno-wizards, shifters, and other men-of-magic. The college offers a bachelor's degree program not only in computer science, but in Nursing, medical science, and magic. A ley line nexus is found on college grounds, and is studied frequently.